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.
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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Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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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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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 think everyone would love to see Jeff Gordon lose or get run into the wall, but I think he uses that – similar to me.
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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’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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By doing that and being very competitive, the grown-ups started telling me even back before I started playing organized ball that I was too physical and too advanced for the kids my own age.
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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
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