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Reggie Jackson
Profession : Athlete
Birth : May 18, 1946
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The pitcher has the ball, and nothing happens until he lets go of it. So as the batter, I felt I had to fight for any bit of control I could get. I expected the umpire, the catcher, and the pitcher to wait on me. I wanted to get ready on my time.
Reggie Jackson
When you hit a player in the head, you're more apt to get some fisticuffs or, you know, bring both teams out on the field, but it was more accepted that - in the '50s, '60s and '70s. I think nowadays it's a little over-policed because I will always believe that knocking a hitter down, even hitting a hitter at, sometimes, is part of baseball.
Reggie Jackson
I'm tired of hearing people say 'Reggie Jackson needs New York, needs the media, needs the attention.' I've always gotten it whenever I wanted it.
Reggie Jackson
I work for ABC television; I have my own syndicated TV series. I've been on the cover of 'Time Magazine' and on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' five times.
Reggie Jackson
I'm a businessman. I bring my bat and glove and attache case to the office and go to work. I don't give a damn if the other workers at the office like me or not.
Reggie Jackson
I am not merely a baseball player. I am a black man who has done what he wants, gotten what he wanted, and will continue to get it.
Reggie Jackson
Being a superstar... can make life very difficult, difficult to grow. So I like to visit with my friends, listen to some fine music, drink some good wine, perhaps take a ride in the country in a fine car, or... just walk along the beach.
Reggie Jackson
Nature is extremely important to me. Which may be just about the only trouble I'll have in New York. I'll miss the trees!
Reggie Jackson
I never had an understanding of Billy Martin. I did not accept the way he managed me. I did not accept the way he managed Ken Holtzman. I thought there was anti-Semitism there.
Reggie Jackson
I probably hit 35 balls into the right-field bleachers.
Reggie Jackson
I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it.
Reggie Jackson
When people push back on you and don't think you can do it, and you struggle a little bit and wonder if they're right, it drives you to be successful and to be a great player.
Reggie Jackson
I've always been able to hear and read what I say before I say it. That's why I'm a good quote. Or a good interview. If I say something that's uncomfortable for someone's ears, it's going to be the truth; I just happen to voice it. But it's the truth. It's not my opinion.
Reggie Jackson
Misconception Number 1, the public always thought, 'Reggie has a massive ego; he's narcissistic, he's cocky, he needs everyone to look at him all the time,' because that's what the media told them. Wrong. I could handle the attention. I didn't let the attention affect my performance. But I never needed the attention.
Reggie Jackson
This is what happens when you get old and have a couple of bucks. You go back and try to be young again.
Reggie Jackson
No. No, no, no, no, Blyleven wasn't even the dominant pitcher of his era - it was Jack Morris.
Reggie Jackson
I didn't see Kirby Puckett as a Hall of Famer. I didn't see Gary Carter as a Hall of Famer. I didn't see Don Sutton as a Hall of Famer. I didn't see Phil Niekro as a Hall of Famer. As much as I like Jim Rice, I'm not so sure he's a Hall of Famer.
Reggie Jackson
Lee May's about the same age as me; he's got about the same stats. So how come he's making about one-eighty, two hundred thousand, and I'm the best damn paid player in the game? I'll tell you why: Because I put the meat in the seats!
Reggie Jackson
You can play football and be the next Jim Brown or play baseball and be the next Reggie Jackson.
Reggie Jackson
I couldn't accept the racial epithets in reference to players like Elliott Maddox or Billy Sample.
Reggie Jackson
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