--- title: "5 Hitting Quotes By Reggie Jackson" description: "5 Hitting quotes by Reggie Jackson. Plus more from Reggie Jackson and more Hitting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/reggie-jackson-7951_baseball_when-you-hit-a-player-in-the-head-you-re_251790.jpg" --- > [When you hit a player in the head, you're more apt to get some fisticuffs or, you know, bring both teams out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/when-you-hit-a-player-in-the-head-you-re-more-apt-to-get-some/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/reggie-jackson-7951_baseball_when-you-hit-a-player-in-the-head-you-re_251790.jpg) > [Hitting is better than sex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/hitting-is-better-than-sex/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/reggie-jackson-7951_better_hitting-is-better-than-sex-1547876_1547876.jpg) > [Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/every-hitter-likes-fastballs-just-like-everybody-likes-ice-cream-but/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/reggie-jackson-7951_ball-games_every-hitter-likes-fastballs-just-like-e_1640183.jpg) > [There is no question that in the '50s and '60s, black players got thrown at more. That's not a negative comment. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/there-is-no-question-that-in-the-50s-and-60s-black-players-got-thrown/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33d/reggie-jackson-7951_come_there-is-no-question-that-in-the-50s-and_2034681.jpg) > [You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/you-know-this-game-s-not-very-much-fun-when-you-re-only-hitting-247/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/reggie-jackson-7951_football_you-know-this-game-s-not-very-much-fun-w_3009200.jpg) ## Other authors on Hitting ## More by Reggie Jackson > [The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/the-greatest-manager-has-a-knack-for-making-ballplayers-think-they/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-couldn-t-quit-because-of-all-the-kids-and-the-blacks-and-the-little/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/when-i-went-to-home-plate-in-a-game-tied-situation-or-with-a-chance/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/when-you-hit-a-player-in-the-head-you-re-more-apt-to-get-some/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [You can play football and be the next Jim Brown or play baseball and be the next Reggie Jackson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/you-can-play-football-and-be-the-next-jim-brown-or-play-baseball-and/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/lee-may-s-about-the-same-age-as-me-he-s-got-about-the-same-stats-so/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/there-are-at-least-three-kinds-of-advantages-that-the-pitcher-and/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-didn-t-come-to-new-york-to-be-a-star-i-brought-my-star-with-me/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/blind-people-come-to-the-park-just-to-hear-him-pitch/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-know-how-hard-it-is-to-shoot-the-basketball-so-i-ve-got-great/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/when-i-stepped-into-the-box-i-felt-the-at-bat-belonged-to-me/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/if-i-played-today-i-d-stay-in-trouble-i-d-be-in-the-commissioner-s/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/if-you-can-t-see-the-rotation-and-tell-if-it-s-a-sink-a-fastball-then/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/misconception-number-1-the-public-always-thought-reggie-has-a-massive/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-do-everything-as-honestly-as-i-can-i-give-all-i-have-to-give-but-i/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitting/reggie-jackson/#itemlist", "name": "5 Hitting Quotes By Reggie Jackson", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 field, but it was more accepted that - in the '50s, '60s and '70s. 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