World leader Leme tips his hat to Lane Frost and his legacy

BY: JUSTIN FELISKO

PUEBLO, Colo. – Jose Vitor Leme to this day has been unable to find another copy of the movie 8 Seconds with a Portuguese voiceover and subtitles since watching the famous movie about the late Lane Frost when he was a young boy growing up in Brazil. The world No. 1 bull rider believes he can learn from the careers, mindsets and lifestyles of previous bull riding legends, and even though he admits his knowledge of Frost is somewhat limited, he still remembers the lasting impression 8 Seconds had on him. “In fact I just learned of him from the film,” Leme said this week. “I don’t know exactly how he was and the titles he won, but for the little that I watched him

in the film, I saw that he was an excellent bull rider and that he certainly would have made a lot more history if he hadn’t suffered that accident. “I watched it dubbed just one time. I already looked for this dubbed movie to buy, but I can’t find it anymore.”

Thursday is the 31st anniversary of Frost’s death at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. The 1987 PRCA bull riding champion was 25 years old.

For the last three decades, Frost has continued to serve as an inspiration to future generations of bull riders all over the world as his legacy lives on through family and friends, those who have seen the movie 8 Seconds and others who have gone on to read about him or watch highlights of his career.