I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
BO JACKSONI always wanted to be a pilot.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day – a letter from Indiana.
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I have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.
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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 took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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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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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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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 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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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 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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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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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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