I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
BO JACKSONI 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I guarantee you that’s what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.
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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
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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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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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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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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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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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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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But now, I get up every morning and go to the gym because I don’t like waking up stiff or in pain and wondering if my hip is going to hurt me.
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