Quotes by Reggie Jackson

“Fans don't boo nobodies.”

“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. ”

“I am the best in baseball.”

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

“There's a certain time that when somebody asks you a question, you answer them. I don't think I said anything with venom. If you can express yourself without anger and make it as palatable as you c...”

“A great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. He forces you to have a good opinion of yourself. He lets you know he believes in you. He makes yo...”

“Now, when we go into a park on the road people start booing me. You don't know how good that makes me feel. To me it means the fans recognize who I am and what I mean to my ball club. Fans don't bo...”

“Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when Nolan Ryan's throwing balls by yo...”

“I was 'colored' until I was 14, a Negro until I was 21 and a black man ever since.”

“I did very little against two lefties, Mike Caldwell and Scott McGregor, for a few years anyway. Eventually, I caught up with both of them, though. It was really Jim Palmer who stands out in this c...”

“As he was going around [the bases], I was applauding into my glove. [...] I have never seen anything like that in a championship game situation. He beat us singlehandedly. And actually that's exact...”

“There isn't enough mustard in America to cover Reggie Jackson.”

“No wonder you're all mixed up. You got a white man's first name, a Spanish man's second name, and a black man's third name.”