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I took a lot of things for granted - especially how I treated my body.
Bo Jackson
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Bo Jackson
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 30
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American Football Player
Athletics Competitor
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Baseball Player
Football Player
Bessemer
Alabama
Vincent Edward Jackson
Vincent Edward Bo Jackson
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I struck out with two men on base. I was so angry, so frustrated, I turned and without even thinking about it, snapped my bat over my thigh. The bat split right in half. Afterward, reporters asked me if it was the first time I'd ever broken a bat over my thigh. I broke an aluminum bat over my knee in college, I said. (I was just kidding).
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