--- title: "18 Reggie Jackson Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 18 Reggie Jackson quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Reggie Jackson sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/jalen-rose-3798_good_i-know-reggie-jackson-is-a-good-player-1_153729.png" --- > [I know Reggie Jackson is a good player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jalen-rose/i-know-reggie-jackson-is-a-good-player/) [Jalen Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jalen-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/jalen-rose-3798_good_i-know-reggie-jackson-is-a-good-player-1_153729.png) > [Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quisenberry/reggie-jackson-hit-one-off-me-that-s-still-burrowing-its-way-to-los/) [Dan Quisenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quisenberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/dan-quisenberry-22354_burrowing_reggie-jackson-hit-one-off-me-that-s-sti_9432.png) > [After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/after-jackie-robinson-the-most-important-black-in-baseball-history-is/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/reggie-jackson-7951_baseball_after-jackie-robinson-the-most-important_2289627.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/reggie-jackson-7951_baseball_you-can-play-football-and-be-the-next-ji_255968.jpg) > [My first ball I ever got from a Big League player I actually got to purchase in Dodger Stadium in a silent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pedro-martinez/my-first-ball-i-ever-got-from-a-big-league-player-i-actually-got-to/) [Pedro Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pedro-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/pedro-martinez-15213_auctions_my-first-ball-i-ever-got-from-a-big-leag_1320517.jpg) > [He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catfish-hunter/he-d-reggie-jackson-give-you-the-shirt-off-his-back-of-course-he-d/) [Catfish Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catfish-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/catfish-hunter-39207_announce_he-d-reggie-jackson-give-you-the-shirt-o_1991491.png) > [The difference between God and Reggie Jackson is that God doesn't think he's Reggie Jackson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catfish-hunter/the-difference-between-god-and-reggie-jackson-is-that-god-doesn-t/) [Catfish Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catfish-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/catfish-hunter-39207_between_the-difference-between-god-and-reggie-ja_2806420.png) > [I'm tired of hearing people say 'Reggie Jackson needs New York, needs the media, needs the attention.' I've always gotten it whenever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-m-tired-of-hearing-people-say-reggie-jackson-needs-new-york-needs/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39d/reggie-jackson-7951_attention_i-m-tired-of-hearing-people-say-reggie-j_3145802.jpg) > [One of the best things about being a Yankee is that you have guys like Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Guidry and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jeter/one-of-the-best-things-about-being-a-yankee-is-that-you-have-guys/) [Derek Jeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jeter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/derek-jeter-2713_advice_one-of-the-best-things-about-being-a-yan_2116400.jpg) > [When I was in the 9th or 10th grade, Cheryl was All-American, and she was getting all the pub. I thought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-miller/when-i-was-in-the-9th-or-10th-grade-cheryl-was-all-american-and-she/) [Reggie Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/reggie-miller-4780_attention_when-i-was-in-the-9th-or-10th-grade-cher_3225625.jpg) > [The best thing about being a Yankee is getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day. The worst thing about being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graig-nettles/the-best-thing-about-being-a-yankee-is-getting-to-watch-reggie/) [Graig Nettles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graig-nettles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/graig-nettles-40936_baseball_the-best-thing-about-being-a-yankee-is-g_3045955.png) > [After watching my first World Series in 1977, I wanted to be Reggie Jackson. I bought a big Reggie poster. I ate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-liu/after-watching-my-first-world-series-in-1977-i-wanted-to-be-reggie/) [Eric Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-liu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/eric-liu-9463_bars_after-watching-my-first-world-series-in_1991124.jpg) > [I patterned myself after Reggie Jackson. I wanted to have that same swing and hit some homeruns. When I was down in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickey-henderson/i-patterned-myself-after-reggie-jackson-i-wanted-to-have-that-same/) [Rickey Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickey-henderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/rickey-henderson-10286_balls_i-patterned-myself-after-reggie-jackson_2621226.jpg) > [I've been a Yankees fan for a long time. When I was a kid in the mid-'70s, the Yankees were really great.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-ve-been-a-yankees-fan-for-a-long-time-when-i-was-a-kid-in-the-mid/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/james-gray-7197_against_i-ve-been-a-yankees-fan-for-a-long-time_1376776.jpg) > [The thing about Reggie (Jackson) is that you know he's going to produce. And if he doesn't, he's going to talk enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catfish-hunter/the-thing-about-reggie-jackson-is-that-you-know-he-s-going-to-produce/) [Catfish Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catfish-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/catfish-hunter-39207_enough_the-thing-about-reggie-jackson-is-that-y_453248.png) > [Fall forward. Here's what I mean: Reggie Jackson struck out 2,600 times in his career - the most in the history of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denzel-washington/fall-forward-here-s-what-i-mean-reggie-jackson-struck-out-2-600-times/) [Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denzel-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/denzel-washington-1345_baseball_fall-forward-here-s-what-i-mean-reggie-j_1711667.jpg) > [It's pretty simple, the way I look at it. I became a Hall of Famer here (in New York), with my numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-clemens/it-s-pretty-simple-the-way-i-look-at-it-i-became-a-hall-of-famer-here/) [Roger Clemens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-clemens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/roger-clemens-14691_advice_it-s-pretty-simple-the-way-i-look-at-it_1386895.jpg) > [When I was growing up, my favorite player was Reggie Jackson - and I never got the opportunity to get an autograph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickey-henderson/when-i-was-growing-up-my-favorite-player-was-reggie-jackson-and-i/) [Rickey Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickey-henderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/rickey-henderson-10286_autographs_when-i-was-growing-up-my-favorite-player_1658204.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reggie-jackson/#itemlist", "name": "Reggie Jackson Quotes", 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I entered a phase during which I insisted on having the same style of glasses Reggie had: gold wire frames with the double bar across.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Liu" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-liu/after-watching-my-first-world-series-in-1977-i-wanted-to-be-reggie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/eric-liu-9463_bars_after-watching-my-first-world-series-in_1991124.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/eric-liu-9463_bars_after-watching-my-first-world-series-in_1991124.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/eric-liu-9463_bars_after-watching-my-first-world-series-in_1991124.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“After watching my first World Series in 1977, I wanted to be Reggie Jackson. I bought a big Reggie poster. 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