ROPING PHILOSOPHY “When I back in the box I always think, ‘Be aggressive.’ When you see your shot, and you feel like you have your horse set up for the shot, you want take it. If you second-guess it you can cost yourself a lot of money. I’ve done that before. What I like about team roping is you’re always competing against yourself. If you miss it’s nobody else’s fault—you missed or you didn’t get your horse right. You’re always working to make yourself better.” -Cody Ballek