I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me.
BO JACKSONMy 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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 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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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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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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Back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade-that’s all that we knew. 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 always wanted to be a pilot.
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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 wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
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It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day – a letter from Indiana.
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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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Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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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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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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