Reggie Jackson's Quotes
Born: 1946-05-18
Profession: Athlete
Nation: American
Biography of Reggie Jackson
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
Tags: Playing, Reason, WatchI was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.
Tags: Care, China, LoseWhen you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and gotten two-thousand hits do you know what that really means? It means you've gone zero for five-thousand.
Tags: Game, Means, TimesA baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.
Tags: After, Baseball, InstrumentAfter Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.
Tags: Baseball, History, MeanI'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.
Tags: Baseball, Human, OffIn the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium.
Tags: Building, Hit, TenThe greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.
Tags: Greatest, Making, ManagerYou don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.
Tags: Against, Face, MakesThe only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.
Tags: Between, Color, GreatWhen you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it there with beautiful clarity.
Tags: Beautiful, Put, ThoughtI 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.
Tags: Business, Money, Time