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.

Quote by Reggie Jackson

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The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.

For a certain amount of money, you'll eat Alpo.

For a certain amount of money, you'll eat Alpo.

The only way I'm going to win a Gold Glove is with a can of...

The only way I'm going to win a Gold Glove is with a can of...

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in...

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in...

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against...

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against...

I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer,...

I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer,...

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition,...

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition,...

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money,...

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money,...

Fans don't boo nobodies.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch...

The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch...

I am the best in baseball.

I am the best in baseball.

I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.

I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.

When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something...

When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something...

In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could...

In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could...

When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and...

When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and...

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money,...

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money,...

Money without brains is always dangerous.

Money without brains is always dangerous.

No man's credit is as good as his money.

No man's credit is as good as his money.

Broadway is a place where people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they...

Broadway is a place where people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they...

Topping the ball is a problem that usually afflicts only beginning golfers, and it is...

Topping the ball is a problem that usually afflicts only beginning golfers, and it is...