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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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Bo Jackson
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 30
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Vincent Edward Jackson
Vincent Edward Bo Jackson
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My sophomore year I placed 2nd, and my junior and senior year - I got smart and piled up enough points between myself and second place where I didn't have to run the mile.
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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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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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Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest - I'll never forget that game.
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I love going out and doing new things.
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Well, back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade - that's all that we knew.
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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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Don't plan to repent at the 11th hour - you may die at 10:30.
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I took a lot of things for granted - especially how I treated my body.
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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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Growing up as a kid, the back of my house faced a little community airport about four or five miles from my house.
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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.
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I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday almost.
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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.
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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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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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