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 JACKSONI 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.
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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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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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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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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 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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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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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