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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.

Bo Jackson

I was always an Alabama fan growing up, but when the Alabama recruiter told me I would probably not be able to play until the end of my sophomore year, or the beginning of my junior year.
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Always Growing Play Up Years
I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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Kids Long Tough
I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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Baseball Football Soccer
I am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
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Own Persons Want
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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Distance Kids School
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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Home Mom Play
So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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Letters Recruitment Track
My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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Guy Sports Underdog
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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Age Kids Play
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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Appear Enhance People Running Sports
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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Attitude Determination Team
Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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Baseball Soccer Sports
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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Needs Sports Way
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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Morning Running Sports
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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College School Sports
But now, I get up every morning and go to the gym because I don’t like waking up stiff or in pain and wondering if my hip is going to hurt me.
BO JACKSON

Hurt Morning Pain

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