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.
BO JACKSONSo, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
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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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The way strength and conditioning has helped me now is that I make it a point to go to the gym everyday if I can.
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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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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I have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.
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I think everyone would love to see Jeff Gordon lose or get run into the wall, but I think he uses that – similar to me.
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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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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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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 took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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