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.
BO JACKSONSet your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
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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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I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will – that’s just the bottom line.
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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 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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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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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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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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’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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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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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