Bo Jackson Who would have thought a man's local fame that started out as throwing rocks at boars near his hometown of Bessemer, AL, would now be known as a dual sport legend (You Don't Know Bo). Bo Jackson not only inspired young men to excel in multiple sports, but he is also known as the most incredible two sport player to ever live (PRNewswire 2016). Many sports fans, and ESPN commentators admire him and his work, in addition to him being an inspiration to many young athletes that strive to be like him (PRNewswire 2016). Even after retirement, Bo Jackson has created indoor training facilities to train people to be their best, he used an overwhelming persistence to innovate ways to overcome challenges in sports and illuminate the world …show more content…
Bo Jackson may have had made it look easy but all odds were against him. He grew up in a small town which was a very low income area and his mom raised ten kids in a three room house(You Don't Know Bo). He had thought that he didn’t belong as a kid and only had his mom and his other friends had their mom and dad at home(You Don't Know Bo). He inherited a stuttering disability and he was introverted and he didn’t talk a lot or converse very much(You Don't Know Bo). He used the anger from people making fun of him to harness his focus and energy in sports(You Don't Know Bo. He used habits of mind like applying past knowledge to new situations and persistence to achieve greatness. Bo had made a promise to his mom that he would go to college(You Don't Know Bo). He worked hard enough to win the heisman trophy while at Auburn (the highest award in college football)(You Don't Know Bo. He had to defeat the odds and make it from college to the pro’s in the MLB and the NFL. People when competing to making it to the …show more content…
Jackson, John Cangelosi, and founder and CEO Jim Thompson created multiple facilities to help young athletes and all the way up to college students come there to get professional help (PRNewswire 2016). They even have professional trainers to help athletes push themselves through dedication and persistence(PRNewswire 2016). He even has people doing physical therapy to help get players back on their feet(PRNewswire 2016). They also have technology to help improve reaction time and mental focus(PRNewswire 2016). This is no joke of a normal facility because there they have full sized fields that the pros would even play on and are ready to take on any