He (Shoeless Joe Jackson) was the finest natural hitter in…

I copied (Shoeless Joe) Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I ever…

— Babe Ruth

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think…

— Lou Boudreau

The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned.

— D. B. Sweeney

Most writers are unhappy with film adaptations of their work, and rightly so. 'Field of Dreams,' however, caught the spirit and essence of 'Shoeless…

— W. P. Kinsella

If I go to a baseball game, I hear 'Shoeless Joe,' but otherwise, I hear 'toe pick' five times a day. No matter how…

— D. B. Sweeney

I remember on 'JAG,' Joe Jackson punched Stephen Culp and shattered his nose.

— David James Elliott

I don't like to be compared to Joe Jackson. because Joe Jackson, I think, took money to throw World Series games. Well, I know…

— Pete Rose

There's no doubt my having been a ballplayer made me feel a special sense of responsibility to Joe Jackson's life.

— D. B. Sweeney

Joe Jackson is a great man. The problem that people have with my father is that he tells it like it is. He's just…

— Tito Jackson

I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat.

— D. B. Sweeney

You can't equate me with Joe Jackson. I've never hit my kid, I'm educated, I understand the business world.

— Mathew Knowles

It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from the present.

— W. P. Kinsella

Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.

— Ben Folds

Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate.

— D. B. Sweeney

Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown.

— Lou Boudreau