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 JACKSONI hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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The way strength and conditioning has helped me now is that I make it a point to go to the gym everyday if I can.
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I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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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 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.
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The only thing I would change is during the summer – when I was working my summer job, if I was smart, I would have taken flying lessons at Auburn.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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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 hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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