Meet the Riders - Brendon Clark

"Deep down, we probably are a little crazy. It's not a sissy boy's sport."

FACT FILE

• Born: September 24th 1980
• Height: 5'8"
• Weight: 11 stone (70 kilos)
• Home: Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
• Years Riding Pro: 6
• Career Earnings: $312,021.64
• Current Standing: 35th (statistics as of November, 2005)

Brendon is a 25-year-old Australian who gave up his family's rugby tradition and left everything behind to come to the U.S. to try to become a bull-riding star. His female fans think he's hot, and his fellow riders call him Koala, but he'll tell you himself that there's nothing cute or cuddly about what he's set out to do.

Brendon lives and breathes bull riding. Even his girlfriend, Anna, runs her own bull-breeding business. So far, she's put up with the crazy life of a bull-rider's girlfriend, but she may soon want a more serious commitment.

How much will Brendon risk for fame? He knows the risks, and he just wants to stay healthy enough to ride the next bull. But he also wants to return to his tiny hometown of Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia, a hero.