The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
BO JACKSONI was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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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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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Just let me do what I’m doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was.
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The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn’t take me long to take a stand for myself.
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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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I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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I guarantee you that’s what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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.
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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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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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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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.
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