Reggie Jackson quotes

I did very little against two lefties, Mike Caldwell and Scott McGregor, for a few years anyway. Eventually, I caught up with both of them, though. It was really Jim Palmer who stands out in this context; I had some success against him overall, but he was so good in clutch situations that I never really hurt him when the game was on the line. (Reggie Jackson)
I was 'colored' until I was 14, a Negro until I was 21 and a black man ever since. View quote
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Now, when we go into a park on the road people start booing me. You don't know how good that makes me feel. To me it means the fans recognize who I am and what I mean to my ball club. Fans don't boo nobodies. View quote
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The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play. View quote
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A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that. View quote
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After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. View quote
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I am the best in baseball. View quote
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Hitting is better than sex. View quote
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I don't mind getting beaten, but I hate to lose. View quote
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I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care. View quote
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Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky. (Reggie Jackson)
The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. View quote
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In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium. View quote
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The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color. View quote
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October, that's when they pay off for playing ball. View quote
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The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it. View quote
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Fans don't boo nobodies. View quote
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When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and gotten two-thousand hits do you know what that really means? It means you've gone zero for five-thousand. View quote
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Please God, let me hit one. I'll tell everybody you did it. View quote
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You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight. View quote
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I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble figuring out why owners would stay in if they're losing money. (Reggie Jackson)
When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it there with beautiful clarity. View quote
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The only way I'm going to win a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint. View quote
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I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me. View quote
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I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer, I'm not a jerk, I'm a baseball player. View quote
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Reggie Jackson

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: May 18, 1946
Quotes count: 30
Wikipedia: Reggie Jackson

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