I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
BO JACKSONI wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
BO JACKSONYou have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
BO JACKSONMy 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 guarantee you that’s what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.
BO JACKSONI 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.
BO JACKSONIf you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
BO JACKSONIt is better to give a lick than receive one.
BO JACKSONI am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
BO JACKSONBut 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.
BO JACKSONThe way strength and conditioning has helped me now is that I make it a point to go to the gym everyday if I can.
BO JACKSONI 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.
BO JACKSONI’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
BO JACKSONIt 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.
BO JACKSONThe only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
BO JACKSONWhenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
BO JACKSONI 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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