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.
BO JACKSONI am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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 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 always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
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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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I’ll never worry about not being successful. I’ll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
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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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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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 been a fan all my life, but now I have been out of football for over 10 years, and out of baseball for a little over six years and I don’t go to games.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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