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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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Bo Jackson
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 30
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American Football Player
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Alabama
Vincent Edward Jackson
Vincent Edward Bo Jackson
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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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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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I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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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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Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday almost.
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Don't plan to repent at the 11th hour - you may die at 10:30.
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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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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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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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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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You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
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Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
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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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The first game was against Wake Forrest - I'll never forget that game.
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I'm the type of person, I cross the bridges once I get to 'em. I don't try to plan my life three, four months in advance, because you don't know if tomorrow's promised to you.
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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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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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Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.
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