Jeremy Sparks

Jeremy Sparks

Bullfighter


Cheyenne Rodeo

Cheyenne, WY USA


Be ready for opportunity when it knocks because when it's all said and done…all we'll have is our memories and I don't want to sit around and say I could've been this or I could've been that.

Videos

By Roadtrip Nation

Jeremy Sparks

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Grew up in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, population: 150.
There was nothing to do except play sports, like basketball and baseball.
His uncle was on the amateur rodeo tour, so he had to pitch in and help out with the events.
When he was 14, he started riding and roping bulls.
Says through perseverance, he went from a kid with a hobby to a professional athlete.
Doesn't think his job is dangerous: "my mother would tell you different, but anything you're used to, good at, comfortable with-you don't see it as dangerous."
Hates seeing people getting discouraged from doing something they like just because it's not "popular."
Says people don't like to see others find success, but you can't let those naysayers get you down.
Keep following my journey

Career

Bullfighter

I'm a professional bullfighter and member of the most elite rodeo association in the world; the PRCA.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Action Sports
Sports
Being Physically Active

Interviewed By

Chicago - San Francisco

Chicago - San Francisco

Still in Chicago, the US team interviews Ira Glass, host and producer of This American Life. The team then heads to Denver to sit down with Lieutenant Firefighter Levi Ortiz. Later in Cheyenne, the team meets with Jeremy Sparks, a professional bullfighter. The team heads west, stopping in San Francisco to interview Ana Hortillosa, event coordinator for the Asian Art Museum.