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.
BO JACKSONMy favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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My confidence and drive to go play came when I realized how gifted I was at such a young age and how much bigger my build was than the kids my age.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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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 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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It’s all about the attitude, gut, heart and determination to go out and give 120% every time to try and help the team win.
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If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn’t the same as the one I was wearing, I’d run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.
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