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.
BO JACKSONI wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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Just let me do what I’m doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was.
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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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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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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 took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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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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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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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 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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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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