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.
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.
bat instead rewrite talking
I told him, as long as you have a bat in your hand, you can rewrite the story. Instead of just talking to a writer, you can write the story.
average ballpark batting help
You can't help but see it every day. You get to the ballpark and the batting average is on the scoreboard.
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.
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.
hope impact jackie robinson wife
Certainly, I think about the impact that Jackie Robinson had. Jackie, I hope, will be smiling. I hope his wife will be smiling.
american-athlete
You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.
american-athlete
I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.
american-athlete baseball human played ten
I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer, I'm not a jerk, I'm a baseball player.
american-athlete gold spray
The only way I'm going to win a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint.
closer
I think he's closer to 100 than he is 90.