I am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
BO JACKSONMy workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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When I was a kid, everybody in the neighborhood picked me to be the one in jail or be in the cemetery by the time I was 20.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one. If anybody got in my way, I tried to run right through them.
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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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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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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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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 was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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