I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
BO JACKSONIf you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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.
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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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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 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 hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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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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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 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 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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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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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 only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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