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
days feet stood understand
Here's what you have to understand these days about George. I stood 30 feet from him, and he didn't know who I was.
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.
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.
bit seen
I've seen a little bit of it. But I don't know that I'm interested.
flows straw
This team, it all flows from me. I've got to keep it going. I'm the straw that stirs the drink.
females girls volunteer
We have a lot of females who volunteer as a coach. Our girls who play see that.
baseball swings littles
A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.
people care china
I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.
adversity important requirements
I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it
success character goal
True success is one of the greatest needs. Success is not something you stumble onto or come to by accident. It is something you must sincerely prepare for. Take a good look at successes, and you'll see he same consistent qualities all the time - qualities of one's character that make one strive for a goal with a standard of unmatched excellence.
thinking knack managers
The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.
underestimate sometimes magnitude
Sometimes I underestimate the magnitude of me.
kids role-models people
I couldn't quit, because of all the kids, and the blacks, and the little people pulling for me. I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.