I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
BO JACKSONBy doing that and being very competitive, the grown-ups started telling me even back before I started playing organized ball that I was too physical and too advanced for the kids my own age.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. The next day I entered a meet to pole vault and won it all for the state of Alabama.
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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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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 am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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