I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play – where I could go home if I needed to.
BO JACKSONBut 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.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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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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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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I’ll never worry about not being successful. I’ll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
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I am my own person. What I’m doing, I’m happy with it. I’m doing what I want to.
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You have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
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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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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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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 have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.
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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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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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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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