If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn’t the same as the one I was wearing, I’d run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.
BO JACKSONI grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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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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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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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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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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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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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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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 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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