Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jacksonis an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels of Major League Baseball. Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 May 1946
CountryUnited States of America
bat father
I just told him what my father used to tell me. As long as you have a bat in your hand, you can re-write the story.
hit home lead league might
Not only is he going to hit .320 and 20 or 25 home runs, he might lead the league in hitting,
ask entire eye life requests respond work yankees
I only know about teamwork. I've been around it my entire life and I still work for a team. I look for the Yankees to respond to your requests when you look them in the eye and ask them.
call closer compared expected hip minor whatever
Hip dislocation, or whatever you call it, is minor compared to what I would have expected because I think he's closer to 100 than he is to 90.
doubt people prejudices problems run southern
If I had my mother's name, there is no doubt that I would have run into problems in those days, the prejudices people had in Southern California.
concerned
I just was concerned about him being OK.
sports baseball play
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
beautiful baseball lines
When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it with beautiful clarity.
hate thinking people
People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't understand him. Billy Martin is not an intellectual, but there is a cunningness to him that is something to behold.
new-york stars
I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me.
sports winning will-to-win
The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.
yankees reason new-york-yankees
The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else.
believe athlete hard-times
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.
inspirational balls pay
October: that's when they pay off for playing ball.