I’m the type of person, I cross the bridges once I get to ’em. I don’t try to plan my life three, four months in advance, because you don’t know if tomorrow’s promised to you.
BO JACKSONThe 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.
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 people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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I have been a fan all my life, but now I have been out of football for over 10 years, and out of baseball for a little over six years and I don’t go to games.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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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I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. The next day I entered a meet to pole vault and won it all for the state of Alabama.
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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