1. Kevin Durant
   J.B Mauney
2. Virat Kohli
   Tiger Woods

Throughout his career, James Burton Mauney, also known as "J.B," has won the 2013 and 2015 World Championship. In 2016, he became the first bull rider to achieve over $7 million in career earnings.

1. Usain Bolt
   Virat Kohli
2. Chris Shivers
   Roger Federer

In 2000 and 2003, Chris Shivers earned the title of PBR World Champion Bull Rider after becoming a professional bull rider in 1997. This Mississippi native has numerous wins and a history of making firsts during his professional bull riding career, including the title of being the first bull rider to win three consecutive Bud Light Cup events.

1. Rafael Nadal
   James Rodriguez
2. LeBron James
   Silvano Alves

This three-time Brazilian World Champion has been riding bulls professionally for over 10 years and ranks 57th in the world. He achieved the $1.8 million earnings mark within only 18 months of riding, quicker than any professional bull rider in history.

1. Kobe Bryant
   Ty Monroe Murray
2. Gareth Bale
   Rafael Nadal

According to the Guinness Book of Records, this nine-time World Champion is the youngest Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World All-Around Cowboy. During his career, he has won the World All-Around Champion title seven times. In 2000, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

1. Rory McIlroy
   Mike Lee
2. Lionel Messi
   Wayne Rooney

Montana's Mike Lee commenced his PBR career in 2002. In 2004, he was the first rider to win both the World Championship and PBR World Finals event title concurrently.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Lionel Messi
2. Cooper Davis
   Roger Federer

This Texas native and professional bull rider commenced riding at the age of 13. He has achieved first-place finishes in numerous events, becoming the top-ranked bull rider in the world ranking in 2016.

1. Kobe Bryant
   Renato Nunes
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Phil Mickelson

Brazilian native, Renato Nunes, retired from professional bull riding at the Built Ford Tough World Finals in 2015, after a 10-year career. In 2007, he won his first event and ended his professional tenure with 10 event wins, 44 Top-5 finishes and 87 Top-10 finishes.

1. Novak Djokovic
   Rafael Nadal
2. Virat Kohli
   Kody Lostroh

Colorado native and professional bull rider Lostroh began riding steers at the age of 8. Over the past 14 years, he has won several national titles including Rookie of the Year award in 2005 and the 2009 World Championship. He has qualified for the world finals 10 times between 2005 and 2014.

1. Jason Malone
   Lionel Messi
2. Gareth Bale
   Usain Bolt

Growing up, Malone was fascinated by steer riding but had no intention of ever riding bulls. As he grew older, he decided to give the sport a chance, listening to the advice of the elders in his community. In 2014, he captured the Touring Pro Division overall title.

1. Gage Gay
   Neymar
2. Roger Federer
   Tiger Woods

North Carolina native and World Champion Gage Gay has six years of professional bull riding experience, having ranked 17th in the world at the age of 17.

1. Kobe Bryant
   LeBron James
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Chase Outlaw

This five-time Arkansas State Champion began riding calves at the age of 4 and rode his first bull six years later. He has been a professional bull riding athlete for seven years, earning 11 Top 5 and 28 Top 10 finishes with two wins in four seasons.

1. James Rodriguez
   Kevin Durant
2. Cody Hart
   Mesut Ozil

Cody Hart won the 1999 Professional Bull Riders World Championship and has 23 years of professional experience. He commenced riding at the age of 3, transitioning from calves to steers and from junior bulls to big bulls.

1. Virat Kohli
   Troy Dunn
2. Rafael Nadal
   Phil Mickelson

This 1998 PBR World Champion commenced rodeo professionally in 1987 in Australia. After winning the Australian Professional Rodeo Association bull riding title in 1990, Dunn moved to Canada to compete. In 2005, he retired after qualifying and competing at the PBR World Finals and was presented with the PBR Ring of Honor.

1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
   Wayne Rooney
2. Rory McIlroy
   Michael Gaffney

This New Mexican professional bull rider ranks as one of the all-time greats. He won the 1997 PBR World Championship, earning him nearly a quarter million dollars. In the 2004 season, he retired and was later inducted into the Ring of Honor.

1. Owen Washburn
   Usain Bolt
2. Gareth Bale
   James Rodriguez

This 1996 Professional Bull Rider world champion has earned the nickname "Captain Consistency" during his tenure. In 2003, he became the first rider to defeat the unridden Hammer and has qualified 10 times for the PBR World Finals. After his retirement in 2005, he was the 43rd bull rider to have been inducted into the PBR's Ring of Honor.

1. Tuff Hedeman
   Kevin Durant
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Neymar

Richard Neale Hedeman, also known as "Tuff" Hedeman, is the ambassador of Championship Bull Riding and one of the co-founders of the Professional Bull Riders. This three-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Bull Riding Champion has also won the 1995 Professional Bull Riders World Championship.

1. Lionel Messi
   LeBron James
2. Alex Marcilio
   Roger Federer

This right-handed professional bull rider has qualified for 60 out of his 140 rides and has won seven. During his five-year tenure in bull riding, Marcilio has faced approximately 4,500 bulls with an average power rating of 62.72.

1. Tiger Woods
   Brian Herman
2. Rafael Nadal
   Kobe Bryant

Professional bull rider, Brian Herman is popularly known by friends and fans as "Pee Wee." Throughout his career, he has had many injuries, spanning from broken bones to numerous torn muscles and countless bruises.

1. Jason Bennett
   Virat Kohli
2. Mesut Ozil
   Novak Djokovic

This Texas cowboy rode his first calf at the age of 7 and moved on to capture several titles including the Rookie of the Year Honors in the PBR World Finals in 2000. Along with his bull riding journey, he has overcome many serious injuries from broken legs and collarbones to cracked ribs, but he was never deterred from the sport he enjoyed.

1. Luis Suarez
   Phil Mickelson
2. Guilherme Marchi
   Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In 2004, this Brazilian bull rider debuted and qualified for his first Professional Bull Riders World Finals. Marchi finished 41st in the world, but it was not until 2008 that he won his first title. In 2014, he became the first bull rider to complete 500 qualified rides.

1. Neymar
   Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Justin McBride
   LeBron James

This Texas bull rider placed third in the World Championship in 2000 and has won both the 2005 and 2007 Professional Bull Riders World Championships. He has retired from bull riding and is now a rodeo commentator.

1. Adriano Morales
   Kevin Durant
2. Tiger Woods
   James Rodriguez

Although retired, this Brazilian bull rider began riding at the age of 15. He has won two National Finals and three World Championships throughout his professional bull riding career.

1. Gareth Bale
   Rafael Nadal
2. LeBron James
   Ednei Caminhas

This Sao Paulo, Brazil bull rider won the Professional Bull Riders World Championship in 2002. After 18 years of riding professionally, he ranks 21st in the Built Ford Tough Series Points Standings.

1. Phil Mickelson
   Derek Kolbaba
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Neymar

Derek Kolbaba was predestined to be a bull rider and expressed this to his dad at 3 years old. This young professional from Washington is one of the world's top riders, having won the 2017 PBR Monster Energy Tour in Quebec. As a 19-year-old rookie, he won the 15/15 Bucking Battle in 2016.

1. Novak Djokovic
   Eduardo Aparecido
2. Kobe Bryant
   Tiger Woods

The six-year Brazilian veteran finished third in the 2017 world title race and ended with a personal best of 4th in the world standing.

1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
   Rory McIlroy
2. Mesut Ozil
   Kaique Pacheco

This Brazilian native won the PBR Rookie of the Year in 2015, as well as several PBR Majors during his professional career. He was the Last Cowboy Standing on the famous Las Vegas Strip, having emerged from three rounds of intense bull riding.

1. Dener Barbosa
   Kevin Durant
2. Virat Kohli
   James Rodriguez

Dener Barbosa has four years experience in professional bull riding and ranks number three in the world standings. After this 23-year-old rookie won his first PBR event, he moved into first place in the Rookie of the Year race.

1. Gareth Bale
   Paulo Crimber
2. LeBron James
   Rafael Nadal

This retired Brazilian bull riding veteran came to the United States for the first time in December 1998. During his professional bull riding career, Crimber was known for his dancing after qualifying for rides, establishing himself as a fan favorite.

1. Usain Bolt
   Lionel Messi
2. Luis Suarez
   Ross Johnson

At the age of 10, Ross Johnson began riding steers as he was inspired by PBR legends Tuff Hedeman and Donnie Gay. In the summer of 2004, he won three event titles.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Edgard Oliveira
2. Tiger Woods
   Roger Federer

This Brazilian left-hander has been bull riding professionally for over 13 years. Due to his reaction after being disqualified in the first round at Nampa, Idaho, he was suspended from PBR competition for a period of 12 months.

1. Wayne Rooney
   Kobe Bryant
2. Clayton Williams
   Mesut Ozil

With over 14 years of professional riding under his belt, Williams has qualified for 305 rides out of the 779 he attempted. This right-hand rider has had big paydays, earning near three-quarters of a million dollars after winning only two bull riding events.

1. LeBron James
   Douglas Duncan
2. Neymar
   Rory McIlroy

Douglas Duncan, the son of former bull rider Mike Duncan, is a 13-year, 135-pound left-hander. This bull rider's career has been riddled with injuries from his hip to his thumb.

1. Shane Proctor
   Kevin Durant
2. Gareth Bale
   James Rodriguez

This Grand Coulee Washington native has career earnings of over $1 million over a 13-year span. Shane Proctor captured the 2011 PRCA world champion bull rider and qualified for the PBR World Finals eight times between 2006 and 2016.

1. Novak Djokovic
   Phil Mickelson
2. Edevaldo Ferreira
   Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Brazilian rider Edevaldo Da Silva Ferreira is an 11-year professional. This two-time Brazil national champion and 2012 World Finals participant gained his 18th champion belt buckle with an 88.5 point ride in Sao Paulo.

1. Kobe Bryant
   Rafael Nadal
2. Stormy Wing
   Tiger Woods

Ranked 57th in the world, Stormy Wing mounted his first steer at 4 years old. Having never finished within the top ten of world standing, Wing experienced his best finish in 2012, when he placed 19th.

1. Virat Kohli
   Roger Federer
2. LeBron James
   Jess Lockwood

Only one year after receiving the organization's rookie of the year, this 20-year-old cowboy became the youngest World Champion in PBR history. He garnered a whopping $1.5 million in career earnings within that time.

1. Kevin Durant
   Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Luis Blanco

This Sao Paulo native has four top five and 11 top 10 finishes in 2017, while taking part in 37 events. He considered retirement back in 2015 after breaking his right ankle attempting to ride Cowtown Rock.

1. Cody Nance
   Usain Bolt
2. Rory McIlroy
   Mesut Ozil

With the world ranking of 57th, 29-year-old Cody Nance is famed for tossing his bandanna after an eight-second ride. This 2009 rookie of the year has eight consecutive Built Ford Tough World Finals qualifications.

1. Novak Djokovic
   James Rodriguez
2. Ronnie Kitchens
   Wayne Rooney

This 41-year-old veteran from Kemp, Texas, USA, has spent 23 years as a professional bull rider.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Jose Vitor Leme
2. Virat Kohli
   Kobe Bryant

The 2017 PBR World Finals event winner, Jose Leme, played semi-professional soccer during his teenage years after embracing the sport at the age of 11. He has utilized the lessons learned on the soccer fields in Brazil to his advantage after switching over to bull riding at the age of 18.

1. Tiger Woods
   Ryan Dirteater
2. Luis Suarez
   Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The 5-foot-9-inch bull rider has 14 years of experience in the sport and is famous for this last name, Dirteater, which brings laughter to fans, many of whom believe it's fake. The Oklahoma native is known as the "Cherokee Kid," due to his lineage which is full-blooded Cherokee.

1. Lionel Messi
   LeBron James
2. Roger Federer
   Robson Palermo

The Rio Branco Acre, Brazil native and former World Champion contender currently ranks in the top 100 in the world standings. After achieving six consecutive Top 7 finishes between 2007 and 2012, the 35-year-old left-hand rider has not completed his rides better than 20th in the world over the last four years.

1. Wiley Petersen
   Rafael Nadal
2. Neymar
   Kevin Durant

Upon retirement, Wiley Petersen is at a career average of 48.83 percent having competed in 274 Built Ford Tough Series events, winning 13 of them. He won the 2007 PBR World Finals, when he played his best season and ranked fourth in the world.

1. Rory McIlroy
   Reed Corder
2. Novak Djokovic
   Mesut Ozil

Bull rider Reed Corder won the 1998 Professional Bull Riders Bud Light Cup World Championship. He has qualified for 28 out of the 92 attempts made all through his career at an average of 30.43%.

1. Virat Kohli
   James Rodriguez
2. Tater Porter
   Gareth Bale

Porter commenced riding steer at the age of 8 and was captivated by bull riding every time he attended a rodeo; at 11 years old, he climbed on his first bull. In 2011, he was chosen for the PBR Ring of Honor.

1. Wayne Rooney
   Roger Federer
2. Usain Bolt
   Jody Newberry

This 17-year professional returned to bull riding in 2010 after a three-year hiatus. As the 2003 rookie of the year and World Finals event champion, he has dealt with a brain injury, cheating accusations, and stomach and artery tears during his long tenure as a rider.

1. Phil Mickelson
   Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Luke Snyder

Luke Snyder commenced professional bull riding as an 18-year-old rookie. In 2001, he won the PBR World Finals Championship. He has been called the Ironman of bull riding and has competed in a record-breaking 275 successive major PBR events.

1. Virat Kohli
   Kevin Durant
2. Ted Nuce
   Tiger Woods

California native Ted Nuce commenced his professional career in bull riding in 1982. Three years later, he won the 1985 PRCA World Champion bull rider and the PBR's first World Finals event held in 1994, as well as other championships. In 2009, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

1. Neymar
   LeBron James
2. Matt Triplet
   Roger Federer

As a Montana resident, Matt Triplett rode horses on his family's ranch growing up, riding his first steer at the age of 8, which lasted only four seconds, but nonetheless captivated his interest. He turned professional at the age of 19 and has since finished third and fifth respectively in the PBR world standings in 2014 and 2015.