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.
BO JACKSONIf you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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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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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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’m the type of person, I cross the bridges once I get to ’em. I don’t try to plan my life three, four months in advance, because you don’t know if tomorrow’s promised to you.
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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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