I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
BO JACKSONI 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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 run too fast through life. You only have one.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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