Quotes by Bo Jackson

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

— Bo Jackson

Success

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.

— Bo Jackson

Education

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.

— Bo Jackson

Success

If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

I always wanted to be a pilot.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.

— Bo Jackson

Education

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.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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.

— Bo Jackson

Life

My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.

— Bo Jackson

Success

As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

I love going out and doing new things.

— Bo Jackson

Love

I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out.

— Bo Jackson

Success

I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

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.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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.

— Bo Jackson

Wisdom

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

Wisdom