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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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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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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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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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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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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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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 people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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