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.
BO JACKSONWhenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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I think everyone would love to see Jeff Gordon lose or get run into the wall, but I think he uses that – similar to me.
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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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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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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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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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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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 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 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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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