Just let me do what I’m doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was.
BO JACKSONI hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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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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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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I have no problem with my hips – I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I’m just not the fastest person on the field anymore.
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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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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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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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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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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