Bo Jackson Quotes - Page 2

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Fire, Fans

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• So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Baseball, Two

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Running, Insomnia

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• I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me. 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.

  Bo Jackson

  Kids, Long, Tough

  Source: whatmakesagreatathlete.weebly.com

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, People, New Day

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• If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Missing, Teammate

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Kids, Age, Balls

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• 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.

  Bo Jackson

  Soccer, Sports, Baseball

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• You practice Monday through Friday in college, or Monday through Saturday in the pro's - and then you just go out and knock somebody's head off.

  Bo Jackson

  Friday, Monday, College

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Kids, Jail, Neighborhood

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Everyday, Way, Conditioning

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• Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.

  Bo Jackson

  Wimps, Hips, Gym

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• I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out.

  Bo Jackson

  Soccer, Baseball, Football

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• Back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade-that's all that we knew. 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. I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it. You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Running, People

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, School, College

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• So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Baseball, Focused

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Mom, Home, Play

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Running, Morning

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• I always wanted to be a pilot.

  Bo Jackson

  Pilots, Wanted

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• Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.

  Bo Jackson

  Soccer, Sports, Baseball

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• I have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.

  Bo Jackson

  Kids, Avid, Riders

  "The GQ&A: Bo Jackson". Interview with Lang Whitaker, www.gq.com. April 11, 2012.

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• Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday almost.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Baseball, Play

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• I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.

  Bo Jackson

  Hate, Blow, People

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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.

  Bo Jackson

  Hurt, Morning, Pain

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• 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.

  Bo Jackson

  Growing Up, Play, Years

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