I was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me.
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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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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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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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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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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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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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 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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I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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 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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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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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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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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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 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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