I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
BO JACKSONI’ll never worry about not being successful. I’ll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will – that’s just the bottom line.
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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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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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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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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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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But now, I get up every morning and go to the gym because I don’t like waking up stiff or in pain and wondering if my hip is going to hurt 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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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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