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a vehicle to go somewhere,
you have to have a trailer to go
somewhere, and you have to
have a horse to go somewhere.”
During these challenges, Rogers has had full motivational
support from his mother. She’s
always had the right words of
encouragement to help him get
back on that horse.

With familial support, the
team roper has also been lucky
to have very good friends that
invited him on to join them in the
rodeo circuit, even sometimes
paid his entry fees, and allowed
him to borrow their horses just
to compete. Rogers proudly
noted his luck in having great
friends, “I was really lucky to
have someone take me under
their wings in my teenage years,
to help me out with my roping.”
To be successful, Rogers believes there are qualities a person must learn, such as persistence. “You have to have the
will to try, to push ahead” and
“to have a short term memory”
Rogers said.

Rogers explained the
irony of having a short term
memory in rodeo, “You have to
have a short-term memory. You
have to be able to rope, remember the wins, the w’s, the championships, but once you take a
lost, you have to learn how to
get rid of it, let it go.”

It’s important to have
a mental endurance, he said,
adding, “If you’re down and out
and not winning. Professionally
right now it is hard. It’s the biggest mental game there is. Being positive. Being strong. If you
don’t have the mental game,
you can be so down. You don’t
want to try.” Unlike some of us,
Rogers has grasped the skill of
how to mentally handle disappointment, this makes Rogers
an exceptional competitor.

Rogers’ quote of advice
if you are struggling in rodeo, “I
don’t believe you have to be
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