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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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Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
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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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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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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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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.
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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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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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Don't run too fast through life. You only have one.
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I think everyone would love to see Jeff Gordon lose or get run into the wall, but I think he uses that - similar to me.
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I love going out and doing new things.
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My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest - I'll never forget that game.
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