Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jacksonis an American former baseball and football player. He is one of the few athletes to be named an All-Star in two major sports, and the only one to do so in both baseball and football. He is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 November 1962
CityBessemer, AL
CountryUnited States of America
sports school college
I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.
sports running morning
I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.
baseball focused
So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
hate blow people
I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.
basketball successful play
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.
sports school college
It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day - a letter from Indiana.
sports missing teammate
If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.
distance school kids
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.
track letters recruitment
So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.
running people down-and
You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
sports running people
Back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade-that's all that we knew. 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. I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it. You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.
kids years six
I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
running wall thinking
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.
mom home play
I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play - where I could go home if I needed to.