I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
BO JACKSONThe only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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.
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By doing that and being very competitive, the grown-ups started telling me even back before I started playing organized ball that I was too physical and too advanced for the kids my own age.
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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field – to enhance their physical appearance.
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I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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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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Just let me do what I’m doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was.
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