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By 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.

Bo Jackson

I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
BO JACKSON

Kids Long Tough
Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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Baseball Soccer Sports
So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
BO JACKSON

Baseball Sports Two
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.
BO JACKSON

Baseball Soccer Sports
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.
BO JACKSON

Day Myself Next Taught
I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
BO JACKSON

Distance Kids School
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.
BO JACKSON

College School Sports
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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Appear Enhance People Running Sports
I am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
BO JACKSON

Own Persons Want
So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
BO JACKSON

Baseball Focused Sports
My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
BO JACKSON

Football Soccer Sports
I always wanted to be a pilot.
BO JACKSON

Always Pilots Wanted
You have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
BO JACKSON

People Running Sports
I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
BO JACKSON

Children Kids Years
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.
BO JACKSON

Basketball Soccer Sports
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.
BO JACKSON

Jobs Smart Summer

By 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.

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By 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.

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