So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
BO JACKSONI could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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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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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You have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
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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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It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day – a letter from Indiana.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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 took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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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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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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