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
underestimate sometimes magnitude
Sometimes I underestimate the magnitude of me.
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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.
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I am the best in baseball.
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Hitting is better than sex.
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The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint.
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I'm the straw that stirs the drink.
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The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.
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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 what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.
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After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.
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Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch.
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Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.
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The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else.
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The only way I'm going to win a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint.
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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.