Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
BO JACKSONI grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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I am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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 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 grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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.
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