I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
BO JACKSONIf my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn’t the same as the one I was wearing, I’d run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.
More Bo Jackson Quotes
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Just let me do what I’m doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was.
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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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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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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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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Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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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’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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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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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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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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I have no problem with my hips – I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I’m just not the fastest person on the field anymore.
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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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