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
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.
closer
I think he's closer to 100 than he is 90.
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.
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.
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.
easy style
I think it's something that's born. He's got an easy style about him. ... He's got a lot of talent, and he's only going to get better.
tough
That's a tough question. I know you're right, but I don't know the answer.
club pull rest special
For your club to win, ... you have to pull the chain, and the rest of your club has to be right behind. That's what the special ones do.