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.
BO JACKSONSet your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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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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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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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 have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.
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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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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.
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