In the first Royals telecast of the season on FOX Sports Kansas City, Bo Jackson joined Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler during the first and second innings of Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Jackson, who played for both the Royals (511 games from 1986-90) and the White Sox (108 games from 1991-93), is remembered for his unparalleled athleticism and light-tower power. He resides in Chicago and runs two charities, the Give Me A Chance Foundation and Bo Bikes Bama.
Here are some highlights from Jackson's appearance.
On his former teammate Hudler: "Hyperactive. Hyper-active. ... I see he hasn't taken his Ritalin yet. He has not taken his medicine."
On how he's doing: "I'm tired. My allergies are kicking my butt right now. I had to stop at the drug store down the street to get some Zyrtec. Killing me."
On Surprise, Arizona, the Royals' spring training home: "They don't know me out here. Do you know where you are? You're out in the boonies. I left Phoenix at the Biltmore at 3:45 and I just got here about 30 minutes ago."
On the Royals' playoff run: "I was ecstatic. I was as happy as a little girl who got a brand new bicycle."
On what impressed him the most last season: "The way they hustled, they played as a team. At the beginning of the season, no one expected them to get to where they were. And these guys just went out and played ball. They went out and played ball. They spoke with their actions."
On how the Royals' season ended: "When you're at the big dance, you expect to dance with the pretty girl. They made it all the way to the dance floor. They made it there. They just didn't play their song that night. The DJ just didn't play their song that night."
On his career as a hitter: "No one struck out like I did, too. I either hit it hard or I just walked back to the dugout with the bat in two pieces."
On his iconic throw to beat Harold Reynolds at the plate: "Till this day, Harold is still pissed off at me, because he said he was supposed to be the hero. He was supposed to score the winning run -- that was the winning run right there. And I threw him out and we came back and beat them in the next inning by two."
On not using a crop hop for that throw: "I didn't have to."
On his arm as a child: "I was the crabapple battle king. I broke more windows and threw more crabapples through screen doors, because kids got tired of throwing with me and they wound up running inside. They weren't protected, I threw them right through the door."
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