Reggie Jackson

I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.

If you can't see the rotation and tell if it's a sink - a fastball, then you have to be able to tell whether that fastball is a two-seamer or a four-seamer. You have to be able to recognize if it's a slider or a curveball. You have to be able to recognize if it's a changeup or a split-finger.

There is no question that in the '50s and '60s, black players got thrown at more. That's not a negative comment. It may come out that way, but that's the way it was. Hitting another player was part of the game; hitting a player in the head is not.

There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and also the psychological advantage. I didn't want two out of three. I wanted them all.

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

When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it there with beautiful clarity.

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

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

I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me.

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

Ali helped raise black people in this country out of mental slavery. The entire experience of being black changed for millions of people because of Ali.

Being a superstar... can make life very difficult, difficult to grow. So I like to visit with my friends, listen to some fine music, drink some good wine, perhaps take a ride in the country in a fine car, or... just walk along the beach.