I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
BO JACKSONWhen 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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The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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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. If anybody got in my way, I tried to run right through them.
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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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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 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’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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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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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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Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
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