Trevor Brazile 2010.indd

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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, December 30, 2010
Faith, family and
philosophy in Sin City
By BRANDON EVANS
“He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures; He leadeth me beside the
still waters. He restoreth my soul; He
leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For
thou art with me ...” — Psalm 23, 2-4
The quiet of the pasture, prairie
and plain surrounds the Wise County rodeo cowboy.
But in Las Vegas, the casinos are
filled with many times more people
than the entire populations of the
hometowns where most of the cowboys at the 2010 National Finals Rodeo hailed from.
Windowless, the massive casinos
are shielded from the turning of the
earth, the silent shifting of night to
day. The pinball-like, hammering
sounds of countless glowing slot machines echo around dim halls. The
steady hum of crowds mingles with
COWBOY
ZEN
— Trevor
Brazile’s
laid-back
approach
to winning,
along with
faith and
family,
helped him
achieve his
best year
ever at the
National
Finals
Rodeo.
Messenger photo
by Joe Duty
Continued on page 4
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations
Trevor on winning
Trevor,
your second
Triple Crown!
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Brazile battles bands of brothers
Messenger photos by Joe Duty
TEAM WORK — Patrick Smith, above left, and Trevor Brazile rope up the head and heels of a steer on their way to a world title in team roping. It was Brazile’s
first. Below, Brazile carries the Texas flag to start off a night of NFR action.
By BRANDON EVANS
Despite battling two bands of brothers
in two different events, Decatur’s Trevor
Brazile managed to make history at the
2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Dec. 2-11 in Las Vegas.
Members of both brotherly trios gave
Brazile a fight until the end of the 10day rodeo.
In team roping, Brazile and partner
Patrick Smith had to compete with Clay,
Travis and Brady Tryan of Montana.
Until the last day of the rodeo, Brazile
and Smith trailed Clay Tryan and
About this section
The 2010 National
Finals Rodeo
Dec. 2-11 in Las
Vegas featured four
Wise County cowboys.
Decatur’s Trevor
Brazile earned his
second triple-crown
and eighth all-around
world cowboy title.
Tuf, Clif and Clint
Cooper of Decatur
became the first
trio of brothers to
compete in tie-down
roping in the finals,
which only accepts
the top 15
in the world.
Trevor,
Congratulations
on your second
Triple Crown!
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But on the tenth night, Brazile and
Smith moved into first. It was Brazile’s
first world title in team roping.
“My family knows how hard I worked
at that,” Brazile said of the header
buckle. “I’ve learned it before, but I
learned it again. Hard work pays off.”
In tie-down roping, Brazile competed
against his neighbors, a trio of brothers
from Decatur: Tuf, Clif and Clint
Cooper.
“We’re all on the same team,” Brazile
said of the familial rivalry.
Continued on page 7
Congratulations
Trevor
on your 8th
All Around
Cowboy Title
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Faith, family and philosophy in Sin City ...
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
VEGAS CHURCH — On Sunday morning, Dec. 5, cowboys transformed the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theater into a house of
worship. Trevor Brazile testified before his rodeo brethren.
Continued from page 2
wafting smoke slipping off slender cigarettes and stout cigars.
Shouts issued from winning rolls and hands in the wake
of lingering losses to the house occasionaly pierce the constant babble.
Outside, cabs line up around the corner. Concrete and synthetic lights cover all. Traffic roars incessantly. The desert
CONGRATULATIONS
TREVOR!
scenery never changes.
The rodeo cowboys live in small towns at the ends of dusty,
gravel-covered county roads. They thrive beneath the sun’s
full gaze. They grow up surrounded by farmland where worn
hands and squinted eyes greet the sun every morning as it
peaks over the horizon.
Ropers work in dirt-covered arenas. The colors of the leaves
Continued on page 6
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TUF LOVE — Rodeo stars in Las Vegas auctioned autographed
items to raise money for cancer patients at the Thomas and
Mack Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Tuf Cooper holds Jenna
Jackson, 9, who was diagnosed with pleuropulmonary
blastoma.
on tree-covered hills and the shade of blue in the
sky tells the season. Back in Decatur, the Coopers
and Trevor Brazile train horses or care for cattle as
an orange orb drops off the edge of the world. They
head for house and family as the setting sun spills
passionate colors onto threads of clouds.
The cowboy relies on nature, exposed to wideopen spaces and the eyes of God, friends and family.
Vegas relies on secrets. Stories from teaming
sidewalks lie hidden in shadows from hotels tall as
the Tower of Babel.
Despite being transplanted to the heart of Sin
City, Decatur’s Tuf Cooper, 20, found solace and
strengthened faith.
“One of my favorite times of year is the NFR because it brings me closer to God,” Tuf said. “During
FAMILY
FIRST
— Trevor
Brazile’s
2-year-old
son Treston
hops along
the stage
at South
Point in Las
Vegas during
a buckle
presentation
after Brazile
won a round.
Thanks for Bringing
National Recognition
to WISE
WISE COUNTY...
COUNTY ...
The Historic Home
of Texas Ranching
Continued on page 8
Raymond Wood congratulates
our own Top Hands for 2010,
Russell Fox, and for 2009,
Jana Green.
2x
Triple Crown Champion
& The Cooper Brothers
Tuf, Clif, Clint
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Brazile battles bands of brothers ...
TRI-FECTA — Tuf, Clif and Clint Cooper all won rounds at the NFR. Tuf was on the heels of world champion Trevor Brazile until the end of the 10day event. Photos clockwise from left feature Clint, Clif and Tuf.
Brazile was pushed to the limit by Tuf. At 20 years old, he was
the youngest competitor in calf roping at the NFR. He finished
second in the world, right on the heels of Brazile. Tuf pushed for
the world title until the very end, winning two rounds during
the rodeo.
“When I won the team roping — and that was something they
weren’t expecting me to do at all — that put even more pressure
on me in the calf roping,” Brazile said. “It was awkward because
the pressure kept mounting. It didn’t release.”
Brazile’s storied season was one of history and records for the
NFR and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).
Continued on page 9
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the two weeks I’m out here,
I’m surrounded by all my
family and buddies. They are
all pulling for me. You get to
witness so many wonderful
things going on.
“I’m competing for a world
title. And I give all the glory
to God. He is in control.”
The influence of faith
on Tuf is obvious. Jesus is
stitched into the collar of all
the shirts he wears in the
arena. The phrase “I am second” is stitched onto the cuffs.
And during his 15 days in Vegas, he stayed in a non-gambling, alcohol-free hotel.
Small-town roots, family
and faith kept Tuf composed
and level-headed in the face
of two weeks of epic stardom
among the nation’s biggest
rodeo fans in Las Vegas. The
passion of the diehard rodeo
fans rivals that of geeks in
love with Star Trek.
“One of my favorite things
about living in Decatur is
when I go home I just go back
to being the little brother,”
Tuf said. “I get to spend time
out at the ranch with my
family.”
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
Continued on page 10
COOPER STARS — Cliff, Clint and Tuf Cooper pose for a photograph during an autograph session at MGM Grand on Thursday,
Dec. 9.
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Brazile battles bands of brothers ...
He became the first to earn more than
$500,000 in a single season.
Brazile became the first rodeo cowboy
to win multiple triple crowns in more
than 50 years and only the third in rodeo
history. He sealed the deal by winning
world titles in team roping, tie-down
roping and the all-around.
In 2007, he took home a triple crown
with world titles in all-around, tie-down
roping and steer roping.
It was his eighth all-around title, a
record. He tied Ty Murray with seven last
year.
“Eight is really special, just the fashion
we got it done,” he said. “It wasn’t a
struggle. I don’t know where you go from
here, but winning never gets old.”
TYING
DOWN
HISTORY
— Trevor
Brazile
earned a
world title
in tie-down
roping on his
way to win
his second
triple crown.
It was the
first time
he won the
average in
calf roping
and caught
a calf in
every round.
Continued on page 11
CONGRATULATES
you on a
Spectacular
Achievement
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SUBURBAN
COWBOY
— Trevor
Brazile day
trained for
the nightly
rounds of
NFR action
at a private
arena near
the edge of
the city.
Messenger photo
by Joe Duty
The record-breaking rodeo champion Trevor Brazile, 34, of Decatur, also depends on faith to guide him. His family and steady
Christian faith have given him an almost Zen-like philosophy
— Far East meets Wild West.
“The biggest thing I’ve learned is what I do in Vegas is not the
end of the world,” Brazile said while relaxing calmly with his
family just hours before another big night at the finals.
“I used to come out here and beat myself up every night I
did something wrong,” Brazile said. “I used to think I had to do
everything in the first few nights. But I’ve realized I don’t have
to do anything.
“There are not that many things we have to do. I just come out
here and give it my best every night until Saturday.”
His laid-back philosophy led him to an eighth all-around
world title and a second triple crown in four years, along with
record-setting earnings.
After the blinking lights, fame and nightly winnings of Las
Vegas, Brazile and the three Cooper brothers are back in the
pristine pastures and slow running, shallow streams of Wise
County, soaking up the sun and earth.
While the glamor and glitz of Vegas are only temporary, family,
faith and home last a lifetime for these Wise County Cowboys.
Wise County Has the G
reatest
C
owboys
(Trevor Brazile, and Clif, Clint, Tuf and Roy Cooper)
We Have Long Known that
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Brazile battles ...
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By the Numbers
generation instead of just
having to meet them at the
He captured the allrodeo.”
around world title only
The finals opened and
You don’t have
two days into the rodeo.
to look hard ... for closed with wins from the
Winning so big should
Cooper brothers. Tuf won
inspiration.
quiet any voices suggesting
the final night. It was the
With Tuf Cooper,
the 34-year-old cowboy
first time in history three
consider retiring any time
brothers have earned a
Clif Cooper and
soon, he said. Brazile just Clint Cooper, you’re trip to compete in the
looks out his front gates
finals in tie-down roping in
getting pushed
for inspiration to continue
the same year. It was Clint
whether you’re in
his record-setting ways.
and Tuf’s third trip to the
“You don’t have to look
finals.
Wise County
hard in Decatur, Texas, for
Clif Cooper, 22, won the
or Las Vegas.
inspiration,” Brazile said.
round on opening night. He
“With Tuf Cooper, Clif
won $49,429 during his 10Cooper and Clint Cooper,
days in Vegas on his first
you’re getting pushed
Trevor Brazile trip there.
whether you’re in Wise
He finished ranked 10th
County or Las Vegas. I’m
in the world after starting
fortunate to practice with them and be
the finals in 14th place. Clint finished
brought to that next level by the next
11th.
Trevor Brazile
1st: team roping world
ranking
1st: tie-down roping world
ranking
8: all-around world titles
2nd: day into 2010 NFR he
won all-around title
7: previous record number of
all-around titles held by Ty
Murray
$120,418: earnings a piece
in team roping by Brazile and
Patrick Smith at 2010 NFR
$106,292: previous record
earning in 2009 NFR by
world champions Nick
Sartain and Kollin VanAhn
each
$91,090: 2010 NFR
earnings in tie-down roping
$211,509: total 2010 NFR
earnings
$507,920: total 2010 PRCA
earnings
$425,115: record he set in
2007
Tuf Cooper
$95,589: NFR earnings in
tie-down roping
$203,967: total tie-down
earnings
2nd: world tie-down ranking
2: NFR rounds won
Clif Cooper
tie-down roping
earnings
10: world tie-down ranking
14: world ranking at start
of NFR
1: NFR rounds won
Clint Cooper
tie-down roping
earnings
12: world tie-down ranking
1: NFR rounds won
Trevor,
Congratulations on your
record-setting achievements!
We are proud you
call Wise County home.
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