Bo Jackson: An Epic Hero

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

his teams did in practice was a big waste of time. In football, he had the ability to run past a whole line of defense, jump over bodies to score winning touchdowns, and throw far enough to hit the scoreboard. Before he joined the team, only kickers could accomplish hitting that board. In baseball, he struck the ball so well that his coaches could hear the distinct sound it made. He hit home runs yards outside of the ballpark, and had the ability to outrun the ball, despite his 200-plus pound build. Because of his strength, he is almost considered superhuman to many, making him an epic hero.
Although he was better at what he did than most others, he was always classy and humble. Media attention was around him year round because of his dual sport activity. He gained so much recognition in college and then after college, when he went to play professionally for the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Raiders. Despite having interviews after games when he was tired and maybe just wanted to leave, he was bombarded with questions for interviews and fans wanting autographs. Although a superstar to many, he honored the people’s wishes and never bragged about how amazing he had just played. He never had to put in the extra work to be better than his teammates, but instead of bragging about how he had a lot of God-given talent, he stayed classy and many respected him. His humility made him an even greater hero.
Bo Jackson is considered a great warrior because of his larger than life way of living.

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

great.
Bo Jackson is known as an epic hero because of his great strength, humility and great warrior personality. There is so much about him that is considered great, and his natural ability proved it. He stood apart from all other athletes during his time, and took full advantage of all opportunities presented to him. Although football and baseball were what he was famous for, he proved he was good at anything he put his mind to. Bo Jackson might not be in any hall of fame, but he is recognized as a hero to many athletes all around the world.