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.
BO JACKSONI 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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I am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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I’ll never worry about not being successful. I’ll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
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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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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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I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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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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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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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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