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.
BO JACKSONDon’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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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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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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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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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 hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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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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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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.
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