Reggie Jackson quotes:

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  • Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles. -- Dan Quisenberry
  • The difference between God and Reggie Jackson is that God doesn't think he's Reggie Jackson. -- Catfish Hunter
  • He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it. -- Catfish Hunter
  • My first ball I ever got from a Big League player I actually got to purchase in Dodger Stadium in a silent auction, was Reggie Jackson. -- Pedro Martinez
  • The best thing about being a Yankee is getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day. The worst thing about being a Yankee? Getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day -- Graig Nettles
  • One of the best things about being a Yankee is that you have guys like Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Guidry and Reggie Jackson wandering around the locker room offering you advice. -- Derek Jeter
  • After watching my first World Series in 1977, I wanted to be Reggie Jackson. I bought a big Reggie poster. I ate Reggie candy bars. I entered a phase during which I insisted on having the same style of glasses Reggie had: gold wire frames with the double bar across. -- Eric Liu
  • I patterned myself after Reggie Jackson. I wanted to have that same swing and hit some homeruns. When I was down in A-ball, I was trying to be Reggie Jackson and I was striking out all the time. And I was like, 'This isn't the way Reggie is doing it, so I got to change.' -- Rickey Henderson
  • I've been a Yankees fan for a long time. When I was a kid in the mid-'70s, the Yankees were really great. They had Reggie Jackson in '77. I was 8 years old at the time. He hit three home runs to win the World Series in game six against the Dodgers, and I was just hooked. -- James Gray
  • Fall forward. Here's what I mean: Reggie Jackson struck out 2,600 times in his career - the most in the history of baseball. But you don't hear about the strikeouts. People remember the home runs. Fall forward. Thomas Edison conducted 1,000 failed experiments. Did you know that? I didn't either - because number 1,001 was the light bulb. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. -- Denzel Washington
  • After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. -- Reggie Jackson
  • The thing about Reggie (Jackson) is that you know he's going to produce. And if he doesn't, he's going to talk enough to make people think he's going to produce. -- Catfish Hunter
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