Bo Jackson

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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