Maybe there’s a little bit of John Wayne in those who have met the business end of a steer’s horns or a bronco’s hooves – a confident swagger and a cache of rodeo prizes. They’re up at daybreak and still working at sunset, and when they’re good at what they do, it shows in the way they carry themselves.
And when they’re not just good but really good, they’re humble, as well as confident. It’s the way they were raised.
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