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"You
didn't have to know Lane very long to know he was a friend. John Growney, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I slacked up a bit last year,
but this year I sure would like to win the World again. Lane Frost, in the 1989 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I was hoping and praying,
and a million things were running through my mind Tuff Hedeman, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "Shoot...I just got hung up on his neck and he just kept working on me before I could get out of there. It's been three weeks since then, and my teeth feel a little better. My whole head feels a little better. It wasn't that bad the first three days, you know, my face just swelled up and my eyes got shut on me. But as soon as I got my eyes opened where I could see... I was feeling a lot better. Lane Frost, after his first try at riding the bull Mr.T (Posted 6/4/1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I knew it was the last chance I had to
ride him, and he was loose and cool. One thing that was in my favor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "Lane epitomized what a champion ought to be. Your feet don't ever leave the ground if you are a real champion. His head never got bigger than the rest of his body. There's a reason nobody ever said a bad word about him. Lane was genuine, the real deal. If he talked to somebody for two seconds they were a rodeo fan and a Lane Frost fan for life." Walt Garrison -former star fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, and director of event promotions United States Tobacco when Lane was on the Winston Pro Tour Team. (Posted June 25, 1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "Just being able to come up with a ride makes you feel good. It gives you the confidence that you can still ride. I just have to keep a positive attitude. I know I've done it before, so I will just have to be patient and keep on trying." Lane Frost, on April 18, 1989, after becoming the top qualifier for the "Walt Garrison All Star Rodeo" which benefited Multiple Sclerosis. (Posted July 2,1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "Lane was so nice to people that it confused a lot of people about how tough he was physically and mentally. They didn't think anyone that nice could be that stubborn or physically tough enough to ride with the kind of pain he did at times. You've got to be fearless. If you have any fear inside you anywhere, you've got to block it out. Lane could do that." Cody Lambert Lane's "Forgotten" Other Good Friend. (Posted July 9, 1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"It gives me a lot of second thoughts. I know I'll continue to ride because that's what I do. But when someone who's one of the best, if not the best ever, has a perfect ride and gets off in good shape and then gets killed, it makes you realize how dangerous it is. There have been deaths before, but you don't think of it happening to a world champion in the prime of his career." Cody Lambert in an interview in the week after Lane's death. (Posted July 16, 1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "So many people connected with Lane because he listened to them. His gift was being able to bond with people by sitting down and talking with them about everyday things. Everybody small talks. Lane wasn't really interested in that. He wanted to talk about anything that meant something, whether it was your hay crop or cattle prices. The way Lane treated people really made an impression on me." Clint Branger. Lane's Traveling Partner and Good Friend ( Posted 7/23/99) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Charlie Sampson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Lane's Family, in an interview "We could never understand it, "That's all he ever wanted to be. "Then we told him if he wanted to rodeo, "It wasn't long before we knew
that he was going to ride bulls." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
This quote is from Kellie, in an article "Sometimes I feel like tearing out my
hair. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Here are some quotes from "He was really one of the most highly
thought of persons around here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"My dad was a
saddle bronc rider and
steer roper He never thought he was going to get bucked
off until his head hit the ground. Lane was the contestants director for that
inaugural event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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In an interview in April of 1988
Lane was asked if his close friendship "Not at all. Installing a positive attitude by a friend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Lane told me in the middle
of the year (1989) that this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"If people remember one thing about Lane we want it to be that he was a kind person and knew Jesus." Clyde and Elsie Frost at the Tribute Ceremony at Cheyenne Frontier Days July 30, 1999. (Posted Sept 17,1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Lane
was never a problem as a kid, because he always wanted to stay busy. He loved to work. He was never one to sit in front of a TV. Lane went with Clyde quite a bit, no matter how early he left the house, and was always trying to outdo him, whether it meant trying to shovel feed to the cows faster or whatever. Lane always worked his heart out." ~Lane's Mom, Elsie Frost~ (Posted 9-25, 1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Lane Frost and Freckles Brown There have always been great bull riders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Lane's
smile was infectious. He was like a grown-up little kid with his good manners. His achievements, along with his personality and looks, the way he died and where he died make him legendary." Steve Fleming-PRCA (Posted 10-9-99) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Lane was the kind of guy
who people wanted to know and be close to. We'd stop to fill up with gas, and you might look over and see him changing some lady's tire or trying to get some guy's car started." Tuff Hedeman (posted 10-16, 1999) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Lane wanted
to meet and talk to everybody. It was neat to see the way people
fell in love with him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I always wanted to win a World's
Championship ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "I
like that rush, that blood pumping. Lane Frost was a perfect example
to that action packed approach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Everyone
did all they could to help, even the rodeo clowns had done their best One of the clowns came to Lane's funeral,
while we heard later that the other one I just wish we could have told him at the time
that we didn't blame him. Who were the rodeo clowns that day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Lane
had such a strong presence about him. He was like an angel-he was special. When he died, it made me realize
just how precious and short life is, I believe in God a lot more than I used to, Losing Lane made me realize that there's I know now just how good life is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I'd say there's a hundred different styles to riding bulls, The number one thing
I think a guy has got to do ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"That title was for Lane. If I can be just half the person that Lane
was I feel real good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
It is 12 years today that
Lane achieved a goal he worked for all his life, "I always wanted to win a World's
Championship "Don't be afraid to go after what you
want to do, and what you want to be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Every situation is probably different. If someone were to ask me about riding bulls I figured Lane would have rather lived a
short life and have done what he wanted to do, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Freckles
Brown always told Lane that it was just as easy to make someone smile as make them frown. Lane told me that too. Coming from him, I took it to heart. I admired him, and had so much respect for him that I believed him. Just seeing how Lane handled things taught me to treat people how I want to be treated. He truly loved people, and when he left them, he wanted them to be happy. Tuff Hedeman (Posted 12-27-99) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I
don't think Lane knew I existed, but I dang sure knew he existed. Every positive trait you could think of in a bull rider
he had. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
A big part of winning is having lots of good luck. And I think a good competitor makes his own luck. That’s why he is a winner. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Lane would do anything
for anybody. He would watch your riding ability and tell you where you could improve. A lot of guys are stuck on themselves, but Lane would help you anyway he could. I don't know anybody who didn't like Lane" Clint Ricords a bull rider at Cheyenne (Posted 1-24-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Lane
would be one of the first to say that the PBR is one of the greatest things I think if Lane were here he'd be in the thick of things ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I
called Lane in Sept. of 1988 and asked him if he would ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "My Dad was still
competing in saddle bronc and bareback riding when I was about 3. I don't remember it, but my Mom says I would always fight to stay awake for the bull riding. and if we'd leave before that, I would really throw a fit." Lane Frost (Posted 2-14-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "The movie "8
Seconds" isn't just for rodeo people. Clyde and I think it will inspire kids not to give up." Elsie Frost, about the movie that premired 6 years ago this week. (Posted 2-22-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"A
tremendous rodeo talent, Oklahoman Lane Frost died in 1989 Frost's death resulted in an outpouring of concern
for the families of rodeo cowboys Lane was killed just days before we began filming This film is dedicated to the memory of Lane Frost.
Let
the auction begin." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Lane's death was hard. It was my rookie year and it left a hollow feeling," In my eyes, he was immortal. He was a champion above and beyond the arena. In my mind, he was pretty much untouchable, and that drove home that nobody's untouchable." Mark Cain PBR Rider and ex-student of Lane's. (Posted 3-7-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "My
name is Elsie Frost and I'm the mother of This will be some of the rest of the story of Lane Frost." These are the beginning words in a new video Lane's family has just released! In this video, Lane's Mom answers many of your questions
about her son, Click...Here...for information on how to get a copy of this video. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"I am eagerly awaiting the new film, "8 Seconds" which should be in the movie theatres by the time you read this. The film is based on the life of World Champion bull rider Lane Frost. This alone makes the film worthy of attention, as Lane Frost was one of the best liked rodeo cowboys in the history of the sport, as well as one of the most talented." Gavin Ehringer Cowboy Magazine Spring 1994 (Posted 3-22-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "I hope people walk out
of "8 Seconds" with Lane's zest for life in their hearts. That's what I hope the movie conveys, don't let life slip by you, because it could be gone in a second. Like Lane, people should strive for the best in everything they do. Lane was a great guy with a great heart. He had a nervous energy, he couldn't sit still. Fame was suddenly dropped on Lane, sometimes I think it was a little hard for him to deal with it all. " Kellie Frost during the filming of "8 Seconds in April of 1993 (Posted 3-29-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "It's really a good feeling to be able to compete here this weekend and help Walt with the rodeo because it is for such a worthy cause." Lane Frost after becoming the top qualifier for "Walt Garrison All-Star Rodeo" in April of 1989, which benefited Multiple Sclerosis. (Posted 4-04-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "When I met Lane I was hateful, mean, and ornery as hell. Lane laughed at me. I'd cuss a gas station attendant for asking what I thought was a stupid question. Lane would say, 'You mean little son of a gun, she's just doing her job!' He did a lot for me. That time I got to spend with him still rubs off on me today." Clint Branger who retired from the PBR last week. Best of luck and life, Clint! (Posted 4-12-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| . "I wish every cowboy out there would be like Lane and learn that every time you make a friend, you make a fan, and if every cowboy would make 10 new friends a year, they would create so many fans that we would have a fan base that would never end." John Growney Stock contractor and owner of Red Rock (Posted 4-18-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Those 5 years we traveled together I
probably saw more of Lane than I did my wife. Not a day didn't go by we didn't talk about something" Tuff Hedeman (Posted 4-25-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Only hours before 10,000 people had
come to cheer for us. The next night in Sisters, another grandstand packed with people will cheer for us. But here, late at night in the middle of nowhere all we really are are a dusty cowboy and a bull" Lane Frost during the "Challenge of the Champions" with Red Rock. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"The last few years
I set a goal of finishing in the top five. I always told myself if I could be a world champion, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "Part of Lane's appeal was that he was such a good listener. He wanted to know all about everyone he met. That set Lane apart from the rest of us, because most of us didn't want to hear people talk about themselves or their problems. Lane did" Cody Lambert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| "We were in an airport in Utah and I overheard a woman talking to her child. I couldn't quite understand her, so I said, "Did you call him Lane?" She said "Yes, he's named after Lane Frost." It kinda puts a lump in your throat-every time." Clyde and Elsie Frost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting Lane Frost would certainly leave him smiling. If it is true that a man's
wealth is to be measured by how much he was loved, A champion in the arena,
a champion in life." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"In 1989 the death of
Lane Frost, a young man whose friendly smile was equaled only by his unparalleled grace on an enraged bull made us realize that even the best of heroes can die in the arena caught between the hard ground and the harder horns or hooves of an animal that can not be tamed no matter how skilled the rider or how determined the effort." Robert Wilonsky Dallas Observer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Most of my memories
of Cheyenne are pleasant. But Frontier Park is also the scene of the worst day of my professional life. It was the worst day I ever had. The only consolation I could give is that the good Lord wanted Lane. " Quail Dobbs Barrelman at Cheyenne Frontier Days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Lane knew the bull
that killed him. He had bucked him off about a month ago at San Angelo. It's a bad deal. He was wanting to ride him. And he got it done. " Jim Sharp The day after Lane's death at Cheyenne Frontier Days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Lane's Family, in an interview "We could never understand it, "That's all he ever wanted to be. "Then we told him if he wanted to rodeo,
we said rope calves or "It wasn't long before we knew ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"It gives me a lot of
second thoughts. I know I'll continue to ride because that's what I do. But when someone who's one of the best, if not the best ever, has a perfect ride and gets off in good shape and then gets killed, it makes you realize how dangerous it is. There have been deaths before, but you don't think of it happening to a world champion in the prime of his career." Cody Lambert in an interview in the week after Lane's death. (Posted July 16, 1999) (Re-Posted 8-13-2000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"We
harassed Lane about everything. About being tight, about bein |