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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Hitting is better than sex.

Hitting is better than sex.

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

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

October, that's when they pay off for playing ball.

October, that's when they pay off for playing ball.

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really...

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really...

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is

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 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,...

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...

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 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...

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.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they...

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they...

I don't mind getting beaten, but I hate to lose.

I don't mind getting beaten, but I hate to lose.

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,...

I am the best in baseball.

I am the best in baseball.

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,...

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

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...