BO KNOWS BO

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Summary: Interesting how a "superstar" deals with anger.
Review: Bo definitely was an over-achiever and seemed to enjoy all phases of sports and life. He had a very intesting childhood and had problems dealing with his anger. As he matured and his accomplishments grew he recognized his anger problem and learned how to deal with it. It was interesting to have him tell about all the people he played with and against in baseball and football. Even though this book was written ten years ago, I enjoyed his comments on Dion Sander and Mark McGuire who are still playing today.

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Summary: Bo Knows Bo
Review: Bo Knows Bo is a book about Bo Jackson. It starts out as when he was young and tells how his life was without a father. His dad died when he was a young kid, so he had to go through life with out a father. His mom did the best she could for him to have a happy life. He played football and baseball when he was in middle school and also through high school. His mom didn't like the idea of him playing football because it was too much of a contact sport. He wanted to do things that he thought he might do with his dad if he had one to make up for the male figure loss. I think they needed to start this book when his dad passed away to fill in the empty portion in his life. Bo Jackson is still alive and is doing speeches around the world.
The events in this book came in chronological order so the events were easy to follow. They started from when he was young all the way up to his adult life. It follows in his foot steps from when he was young through high school into collage. This book is very easy to follow along in you could stop reading it for weeks at a time and start reading it again and know exactly where you are and what happened before you stopped. Throughout the book they used very descriptive words and larger words so you could understand what they are talking about and where they are coming from. The words they used gave you the correct feelings and the right emotions for that particular mood.
I liked the book because it told me lots of things I didn't know about Bo before and all the things they said didn't leave me hanging in the dark. It told me everything from his child hood all the way through high school to his adult hood playing football. I would rate this book with two stars because it was good but it wasn't that great. I would recommend it to people that know nothing about him but want to learn something about him.

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Summary: Read Entire Book in One Sitting
Review: I remember in 1991 sitting in the airport waiting for my flight back to Seattle. I went into the bookstore and saw Bo Jackson's book. Not having anything else to read, I bought the book and immediately began reading it. I read during my flight home and finished it at Sea-Tac Airport.

It was a very engrossing book. It told of Bo Jackson's early years as a child then as a teenager then adult. Then Jackson told of the forever tragedy that would end his sports career: a hip-injury during a 1990 playoff game.

I remember growing up watching Bo Jackson dominate baseball then football. He became someone I looked up to as a teenager. Then as I became an adult, my own injury put me in Bo Jackson's own shoes. We each had difficult bouts of walking "normally" again. Although Bo Jackson never played football again, he returned to baseball with less than average results. But he kept his head up high and moved on from sports.

Bo Jackson's autobiography gives the reader that sense of accomplishment; that sense of overcoming obstacles when the odds are against you. I view Bo Jackson's book as a preview of his will to overcome his hip injury and become the man he is today.

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Summary: Bo Knows Greatness
Review: I think this book is very interesting. I like the fact that Bo didn't hold anything back. He told everything like it is. I really respect BO. I also think that if he hadn't had his career untimely cut short he would be the all-time leader in many categories in rushing with the nfl and power with the mlb. Bo Definetly Knows BO.

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Summary: This book was fantastic.
Review: I thought the book was great and truly honest. I think Bo Jackson is a great role model for children.

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Summary: fantastic book
Review: The book was very interesting, it is about 200 of greatness. It talks about his childhood when he faces racial adversity and his greatness in sports and his fami;ly., andh is traghic injury. This is an excellent book!

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Summary: What could have been...
Review: The fact that this project was done in collaboration with Dick Schaap gives it a lot of credibility. While most sports biographies are just a celebration of statistics and athletic achievments, this book went beyond that and was very earnest in all aspect of sports and management. I gained a lot of respect for Vincent (BO) as a person not just an athlete. I was very impressed with all his charity work, his humility, and the fact that he got a degree in something that truly can make a difference in this world. An epitomy of being a team player who just wants to win, I gained a great admiration for Bo Jackson. The only reason why I gave this book 4 stars is because I feel that this book should have been written after his storied but painfully short career ended. It would have added a lot of strong chapters on his & families feelings regarding his career. The again, I would understand if that is something Bo would like to keep private. The world is a better off with Bo Jackson inspiring youngsters to achieve not just in athletics but in life. Thank you Bo.

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Summary: This book is a fun read and a very interesting book
Review: This book was cool and fun to read because Bo Jackson led an interesting life and by reading it you get a new look into the world of sports. I thought it was a great read and is for any sports fan.

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Summary: A very good book
Review: this is a good book bo took you into his world and let you see the life from the point of view from the greatest two sport athlete of all time.

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Summary: This is an awesome book
Review: This is the only book I ever remember reading for pleasure as a kid. I thought that a man w/such a troubleing childhood could have need done so many things. It is just sad to see that such a talented man get hurt. I am also sad to see that all of his sport cards are not worth anything. He is the main reason that I collected cards as a kid. I will aways keep those cards. I had a copy of this book until I let my little sister borrow it and she left it at school, I wanted to kill her. I hope some day that I can replace the book for a reasonable price. So I can read it for the sixth time.