I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
BO JACKSONThe first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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I struck out with two men on base. I was so angry, so frustrated, I turned and without even thinking about it, snapped my bat over my thigh.
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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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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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The way strength and conditioning has helped me now is that I make it a point to go to the gym everyday if I can.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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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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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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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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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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I have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.
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