143 Quotes by Reggie Jackson

The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.

The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else.

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 what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.

There's a manager (Billy Martin) I could play for.

It's a fickle town, a tough town. They getcha, boy. They don't let you escape with minor scratches and bruises. They put scars on you here.

Home run hitters strike out a lot.

I'm the straw that stirs the drink.

Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.

Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey Mantle hit 18 post-season homers and won series after series for the Yankees. I listened and I learned from that. I think he was the original 'Mr. October,' but thank god it didn't stick.