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
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.
baseball focused
So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.
mom home play
I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play - where I could go home if I needed to.
summer jobs smart
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.
games firsts never-forget
The first game was against Wake Forrest - I'll never forget that game.
taken golf past
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.
pilots wanted
I always wanted to be a pilot.
growing-up kids airports
Growing up as a kid, the back of my house faced a little community airport about four or five miles from my house.
kids avid riders
I have always been an avid bike rider. Even before I became an avid bike rider, I was an avid bike stealer when I was a kid. I am very educated on bikes.
soccer baseball football
Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
growing-up years play
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.
baseball action pitcher
In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.
kids play age
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.
college years four
If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.