Reggie Jackson Professions : Baseball player Born : May 18, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 50 quotes by Reggie Jackson Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey Mantle hit 18 post-season homers and won series after series for the Yankees. I listened and I learned from that. I think he was the original 'Mr. October,' but thank god it didn't stick. Reggie Jackson kids school thinking It's a fickle town, a tough town. They getcha, boy. They don't let you escape with minor scratches and bruises. They put scars on you here. Reggie Jackson scratches new-york boys I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me. Reggie Jackson stars new-york sports When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it with beautiful clarity. Reggie Jackson lines baseball beautiful I am the best in baseball. Reggie Jackson famous-baseball i-am-the-best baseball Please God, let me hit one. I'll tell everybody you did it. Reggie Jackson inspirational-sports let-me sports I 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. Reggie Jackson athlete sports believe October: that's when they pay off for playing ball. Reggie Jackson balls inspirational sports The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color. Reggie Jackson skin-color yankees sports Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky. Reggie Jackson ruth lucky sports The way things are going the faces on next year's bubble-gum cards will be lawyers. Reggie Jackson faces cards years You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight. Reggie Jackson bed guy sports Home run hitters strike out a lot. Reggie Jackson perseverance home running The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play. Reggie Jackson baseball play sports The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else. Reggie Jackson new-york-yankees yankees reason After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. Reggie Jackson baseball funny mean People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't understand him. Billy Martin is not an intellectual, but there is a cunningness to him that is something to behold. Reggie Jackson hate people thinking In 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. Reggie Jackson yankee-stadium yankees sports There's a manager (Billy Martin) I could play for. Reggie Jackson managers play For the most part, we came out and competed and we definitely made them feel us. Reggie Jackson sports Similar Authors Albert Belle baseball-player Bob Horner baseball-player Bob Wickman baseball-player Brian Gordon baseball-player Bronson Arroyo baseball-player Buster Posey baseball-player All Authors