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.
BO JACKSONI 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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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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 grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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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 was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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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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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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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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I 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.
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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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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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