Q: Where is Bolivar, Tennessee, and what’s it like where you grew up?
A: Bolivar’s in West Tennessee, an hour east of Memphis and about 30 miles north of Mississippi. Tennessee’s a beautiful state, and Bolivar has a lot of green grass and trees. My family farms corn, cotton and beans in Bolivar, and we also run cows.
Q: How much team roping goes on in your original part of the country?
Not a lot. You can go to a roping about every weekend somewhere, but most people might rope once a week and there aren’t very many high-numbered ropers where I’m
