Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
BO JACKSONIt is better to give a lick than receive one.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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My confidence and drive to go play came when I realized how gifted I was at such a young age and how much bigger my build was than the kids my age.
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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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 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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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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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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I guarantee you that’s what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.
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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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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 also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will – that’s just the bottom line.
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I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.
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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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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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