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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.
Bo Jackson
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Bo Jackson
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 30
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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 love going out and doing new things.
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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.
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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 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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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 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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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 was always the fastest and strongest kid in my school so events like the 100 meter and discus throwing attracted me. I could throw the discus for great distance s without the proper spin and throw technique.
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You practice Monday through Friday in college, or Monday through Saturday in the pro's - and then you just go out and knock somebody's head off.
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The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.
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It is better to give a lick than receive one.
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Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.
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I took a lot of things for granted - especially how I treated my body.
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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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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 hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
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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 wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play - where I could go home if I needed to.
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