Bo Jackson quotes

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there. (Bo Jackson)
I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period is - and I'm still trying to achieve it - is to be a wonderful father to my kids. View quote
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My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field. View quote
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it. View quote
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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. View quote
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So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally. View quote
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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. View quote
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Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps. View quote
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So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball. (Bo Jackson)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I always wanted to be a pilot. View quote
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Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday almost. View quote
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I love going out and doing new things. View quote
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I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits. View quote
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In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there. View quote
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I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me. View quote
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So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track. View quote
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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. (Bo Jackson)
If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates. View quote
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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. View quote
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Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after sports the only thing you know is sports and you can't do anything else with that. View quote
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I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out. View quote
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Bo Jackson

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Photo: U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC Photo by Chris Putman), CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Baseball Player
Born: November 30, 1962
Quotes count: 36

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