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.
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.
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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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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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The only thing I would change is during the summer – when I was working my summer job, if I was smart, I would have taken flying lessons at Auburn.
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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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You have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
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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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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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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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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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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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