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 JACKSONBut 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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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 could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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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 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 grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
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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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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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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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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’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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