Bo Jackson: An Epic Hero

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Bo Jackson, famous American baseball and football phenomenon, is recognized as an epic hero to many who know of his talents. Born to a poor family, he grew up introverted, quiet, and angry. He channeled this anger into physical activities, and his natural ability made him stand out athletically around others. As a teenager, he broke records most did not see being broken as a high schooler in track. He was recruited by the Yankees straight out of high school, but turned them down. He then decided to play football for Auburn on scholarship, and was signed with the baseball team after football season. Because of his natural ability, he is known as an epic hero because of his great strength, humility and great warrior personality. Bo was born with a natural build that made him physically stronger that most people. He played both football and baseball in college. Between seasons, he did not have to train to stay in peak physical condition because he was already stronger than everyone else. He believed that all of the extra running …show more content…

Like what was said above, he was a humble superstar that did not want to be only one kind of person. He did not want to be stuck being good at only one thing. He wanted to be great at it all. His talent had people believing that he could really do anything. He had an opponent one game that, leading up to it, trashed talked about how Bo was never going to get past him. Once Bo got the ball, he ran towards the defender and instead of stopping, he ran straight through him and threw him to the ground to score a fantastic touchdown. Fast forward a few years and he needed a hip replacement due to a bad injury while playing football. He, at the time, was focusing on baseball and he told everyone that he would be back to play. When out of the surgery, he began rehab right away, and was back in the ballpark shortly after. Bo naturally established himself as

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