MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Michael Lane has chased the thrill of the ride since he was four years old.

“Even at a young age, I envisioned myself doing something big with this. All I wanted to do was to ride on TV and make my parents proud for what I chose to do,” said Lane.

Sitting on the back of a bull for eight seconds can feel like an eternity, but for the pros, it’s all about having the right mindset.

“Being able to control the chaos within your ears right before, so I try to be the same person week in, week out and calm, cool, and clear-minded. If we had to think that was one left or right, we’re done hit the dirt,” added Lane.

A lot of athletes have routines or superstitions, for Michael, he waits until the day of competition to study up on which lucky bull he’ll get to saddle.

” It’s part of my routine when I wake up in the morning instead of looking at social media, I’ll look at what bull I have. Then I start doing my homework from there and it just helps me to stay present during the week. Instead of thinking too much about what bull I’m truly going to be riding and whether it’s a good bull or bad, tomorrow morning when I wake up, it doesn’t matter, it’s time to do my job”.

After shoulder surgeries in 2013 and 2014, Lane bounced back in 2015 and made it to his first-ever PBR World Finals.

“It was a really big accomplishment for me and I’d say nowadays, I don’t have real individual goals. I just love to do this and share this with my kids”.

A win in Memphis would put him on a path to another PBR World Finals a decade after his first appearance.

“I kind of had a rough start to my season in January. I’ve bounced back in the past three weeks and had two top 5 finishes so it’s kind of put me in contention of being at the Finals again and a win here would put me right where I want to be able to make the Finals in May,” said Lane.

Close to 750 tons of dirt will be packed down on the floor of FedExForum as 36 PBR bull riders compete on Saturday night.