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 JACKSONI 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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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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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 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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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 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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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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 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.
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