The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
BO JACKSONI was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 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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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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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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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Back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade-that’s all that we knew. 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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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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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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I am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn’t take me long to take a stand for myself.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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