I always wanted to be a pilot.
BO JACKSONIf you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 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.
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn’t the same as the one I was wearing, I’d run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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 have no problem with my hips – I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I’m just not the fastest person on the field anymore.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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