Vincent Edward Jackson, also known as Jackson, is a former professional baseball and football player from the United States. He was one of the best athletes of all time because of his versatility.
Bo Jackson earned the Heisman Trophy while playing college football for the Auburn Tigers. This honor was bestowed upon him in 1985. He also played in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders and Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels. In 1996, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Here are some of his quotes:
“If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.”― Jackson
“I love going out and doing new things.”― Jackson
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.”― Jackson
“My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.”― Jackson
“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.”― Jackson
“I always wanted to be a pilot.”― Jackson
“If I miss anything about the sport, it’s the camaraderie of old teammates.”― Jackson
“WHENEVER I WASN’T WATCHING THE PLANES, I WAS PLAYING COMMUNITY BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.”― JACKSON
“I would say my greatest achievement in life right now – my greatest achievement period is – and I’m still trying to achieve it – is to be a wonderful father to my kids.”― Jackson
“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.”― Jackson
“I am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.”― Jackson
“I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will – that’s just the bottom line.”― Jackson
“Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.”― Jackson
“First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.”― Jackson
“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.”― Jackson
“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.”― Jackson
“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.”― Jackson
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“My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.”― Bo Jackson
“I’VE TAKEN UP GOLF IN THE PAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS, AND MOST OF THE TIME THERE AREN’T TOO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT CAN DRIVE A BALL FURTHER THAN I CAN.”― BO JACKSON
“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.”― Bo Jackson
“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.”― Bo Jackson
“You have a lot of people on the run and really don’t have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.”― Bo Jackson
“I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.”― Bo Jackson
“As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.”― Bo Jackson
“So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.”― Bo Jackson
“I was always active – I went from baseball to football. I didn’t have time to work out.”― Bo Jackson
“So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.”― Bo Jackson
“Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble, I sort of became a momma’s boy.”― Bo Jackson
“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.”― Bo Jackson
“I’ve always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.”― Bo Jackson
“Really, it’s not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday almost.”― Bo Jackson
“In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.”― Bo Jackson
“So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.”― Bo Jackson