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

Children Kids Years
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 am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
BO JACKSON

Needs Sports Way
I always wanted to be a pilot.
BO JACKSON

Always Pilots Wanted
I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
BO JACKSON

Blow Hate People
So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
BO JACKSON

Baseball Focused 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
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.
BO JACKSON

Always Growing Play Up Years
So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
BO JACKSON

Letters Recruitment Track
I have no problem with my hips – I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I’m just not the fastest person on the field anymore.
BO JACKSON

Insomnia Running Sports
The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
BO JACKSON

Firsts Forget Games never
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.
BO JACKSON

Baseball Soccer Sports
It’s all about the attitude, gut, heart and determination to go out and give 120% every time to try and help the team win.
BO JACKSON

Attitude Determination Team
I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.
BO JACKSON

Morning Running Sports
If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
BO JACKSON

College Sports Years

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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