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
afford buy dream dreams gives good mays mickey rings rotten supposed willie
I used to dream how good it would be to be Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle. My dreams have died. Even the rotten rings aren't what they're supposed to be. I'll buy my own diamonds. I can afford it now. No one gives you anything, you've got to get it for yourself.
tank
His tank was empty. He did what he could do.
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.
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.
doubt people prejudices problems run southern
If I had my mother's name, there is no doubt that I would have run into problems in those days, the prejudices people had in Southern California.
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.
achieved babe level overrated perhaps reached ruth
Perhaps for one night, ... I reached back and achieved that level of the overrated superstar. Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.
closer
I think he's closer to 100 than he is 90.
hit home lead league might
Not only is he going to hit .320 and 20 or 25 home runs, he might lead the league in hitting,
baseball black history jackie robinson
After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is
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.