The only thing I would change is during the summer – when I was working my summer job, if I was smart, I would have taken flying lessons at Auburn.
BO JACKSONThe only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I think everyone would love to see Jeff Gordon lose or get run into the wall, but I think he uses that – similar to me.
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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.
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I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
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I struck out with two men on base. I was so angry, so frustrated, I turned and without even thinking about it, snapped my bat over my thigh.
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When I was a kid, everybody in the neighborhood picked me to be the one in jail or be in the cemetery by the time I was 20.
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I have no problem with my hips – I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I’m just not the fastest person on the field anymore.
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I was always an Alabama fan growing up, but when the Alabama recruiter told me I would probably not be able to play until the end of my sophomore year, or the beginning of my junior year.
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The way strength and conditioning has helped me now is that I make it a point to go to the gym everyday if I can.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will – that’s just the bottom line.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one. If anybody got in my way, I tried to run right through them.
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I am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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You have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
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