I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
BO JACKSONIt’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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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 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 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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Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.
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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 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 always an Alabama fan growing up, but when the Alabama recruiter told me I would probably not be able to play until the end of my sophomore year, or the beginning of my junior year.
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I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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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 am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
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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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