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.
BO JACKSONI 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn’t take me long to take a stand for myself.
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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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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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 grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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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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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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