67 ordspråk av Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson
I got to be very close to Gene as a player and after I retired, ... I think I probably stayed in closer contact with him than most.
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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.
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I just told him what my father used to tell me. As long as you have a bat in your hand, you can re-write the story.
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I just was concerned about him being OK.
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I liked his concern about discipline, his concern about style, about how you went about playing. I needed all that to make me feel comfortable.
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I liked his sternness,
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I only know about teamwork. I've been around it my entire life and I still work for a team. I look for the Yankees to respond to your requests when you look them in the eye and ask them.
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I think he's closer to 100 than he is 90.
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I think it's something that's born. He's got an easy style about him. ... He's got a lot of talent, and he's only going to get better.
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I told him, as long as you have a bat in your hand, you can rewrite the story. Instead of just talking to a writer, you can write the story.
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I used to dream how good it would be to be Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle. My dreams have died. Even the rotten rings aren't what they're supposed to be. I'll buy my own diamonds. I can afford it now. No one gives you anything, you've got to get it for yourself.
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I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.
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I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.
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I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer, I'm not a jerk, I'm a baseball player.
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I've seen a little bit of it. But I don't know that I'm interested.
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