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
afford buy dream dreams gives good mays mickey rings rotten supposed willie
I used to dream how good it would be to be Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle. My dreams have died. Even the rotten rings aren't what they're supposed to be. I'll buy my own diamonds. I can afford it now. No one gives you anything, you've got to get it for yourself.
concerned
I just was concerned about him being OK.
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,
concern liked needed
I liked his concern about discipline, his concern about style, about how you went about playing. I needed all that to make me feel comfortable.
bat care rewrite
Take care of the things you can control. As long as you have a bat in your hand, you can rewrite the story.
flows straw
This team, it all flows from me. I've got to keep it going. I'm the straw that stirs the drink.
balls everybody hitter ice likes throwing
Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when (Nolan) Ryan's throwing balls by you.
bit seen
I've seen a little bit of it. But I don't know that I'm interested.
baseball black history jackie robinson
After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is
bad call inside nice trying work
Sometimes, you get into bad habits, ... He has what we call a nice behind-the-ball swing, a nice inside move. We're just trying to get him to work more on that. If we can get him to co-sign that, we'll be all right.
alex great matter money needs win
Alex needs a championship. You're not great if you don't win one, and it doesn't matter how much money you make.
achieved babe level overrated perhaps reached ruth
Perhaps for one night, ... I reached back and achieved that level of the overrated superstar. Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.
close closer contact gene player stayed
I got to be very close to Gene as a player and after I retired, ... I think I probably stayed in closer contact with him than most.
depends
I don't know that you can. Of course, it all depends on what they find.