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I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.

Bo Jackson

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.
BO JACKSON

Appearance New Day People Sports
I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.
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Baseball Football Soccer
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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Age Kids Play
If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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College Sports Years
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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Jobs Smart Summer
Don’t run too fast through life. You only have one.
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Life Running Through
I always wanted to be a pilot.
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Always Pilots Wanted
So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
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Baseball Sports Two
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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Home Mom Play
If 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.
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Football Motivational Soccer
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
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Inspirational Motivational Sports
The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn’t take me long to take a stand for myself.
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Kids Myself Older Starting
I have been a fan all my life, but now I have been out of football for over 10 years, and out of baseball for a little over six years and I don’t go to games.
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Baseball Soccer Sports
Don’t put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.
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Loving Today Tomorrow Words
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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Distance Kids School
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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Jail Kids Neighborhood
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.
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Day Myself Next Taught
My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.
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Football Soccer Sports
The first game was against Wake Forrest – I’ll never forget that game.
BO JACKSON

Firsts Forget Games never
Don’t plan to repent at the 11th hour – you may die at 10:30.
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Hours May Repent
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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Always Growing Play Up Years
Whenever I wasn’t watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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Baseball Soccer Sports
I am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.
BO JACKSON

Needs Sports Way
The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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Mouths People Running
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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Own Persons Want
So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
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Letters Recruitment Track
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.
BO JACKSON

Conditioning Day Every Way

I took a lot of things for granted – especially how I treated my body.

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