Ranch & Rodeo

Derek Kolbaba



Q: What goes through your head when you first wake up in the morning before you bull ride?

A: Carpe Diem.

Q: Where is your favorite place to bull ride?

A: Pendleton, Oregon.

Q: How do you up your game year after year?

A: I always wanna be better then I was the day before so I’m constantly striving to get better.

Q: If you could do anything better, what would it be?

A: Stay on more.

Q: Who are your heroes? Who do you look up to?

A: I don't have one hero, I look up to a lot of people and like to take advice and learn things from everyone.

Q: What haven’t you accomplished that you aspire to do in your lifetime?

A: Become a world champion.

Q: What part of you, or what you do, reflects a spirit of restlessness?

A: I never quit and always give it all I’ve got.

Q: If there is any love-hate relationship with any aspect of what you do, can you describe what that is?

A: I love going to bull ridings but I hate 5AM flights!

Q: What sound or noise do you love?

A: The roar of a Sunday crowd.