After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
No. No, no, no, no, Blyleven wasn't even the dominant pitcher of his era - it was Jack Morris. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
You can play football and be the next Jim Brown or play baseball and be the next Reggie Jackson. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
I am not merely a baseball player. I am a black man who has done what he wants, gotten what he wanted,… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
Ken Holtzman could pitch a game in ninety minutes. Wouldn't throw a breaking ball. And he had a great breaking ball. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
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… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
When I went to home plate in a game-tied situation or with a chance to do something and help the ballclub win… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way.… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
When I stepped into the box, I felt the at-bat belonged to me. Everybody else was there for my convenience. The pitcher… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
If you can't see the rotation and tell if it's a sink - a fastball, then you have to be able to… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
When I was with the Yankees in 1978, we were playing Baltimore at Yankee Stadium, and the score was 3 - 3… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
Everybody in the league knew I had trouble with the inside pitch. I got away with it only because the great majority… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
The pitcher has the ball, and nothing happens until he lets go of it. So as the batter, I felt I had… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
When you hit a player in the head, you're more apt to get some fisticuffs or, you know, bring both teams out… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
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… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
I couldn't quit, because of all the kids, and the blacks, and the little people pulling for me. I represent both the underdog and… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
When I went to home plate in a game-tied situation or with a chance to do something and help the ballclub win one, I'd… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
When you hit a player in the head, you're more apt to get some fisticuffs or, you know, bring both teams out on the… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
You can play football and be the next Jim Brown or play baseball and be the next Reggie Jackson. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
Lee May's about the same age as me; he's got about the same stats. So how come he's making about one-eighty, two hundred thousand,… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and also the… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
When I stepped into the box, I felt the at-bat belonged to me. Everybody else was there for my convenience. The pitcher was there… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
If I played today, I'd stay in trouble. I'd be in the commissioner's office all the time, I guess. I'd be everywhere - including… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
If you can't see the rotation and tell if it's a sink - a fastball, then you have to be able to tell whether… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
Misconception Number 1, the public always thought, 'Reggie has a massive ego; he's narcissistic, he's cocky, he needs everyone to look at him all… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
I do everything as honestly as I can. I give all I have to give. But I don't let people get in my way. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share
