I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
BO JACKSONIt is better to give a lick than receive one.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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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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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one. If anybody got in my way, I tried to run right through them.
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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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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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When I was a kid, everybody in the neighborhood picked me to be the one in jail or be in the cemetery by the time I was 20.
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I always wanted to be a pilot.
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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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