- I'm the straw that stirs the drink.
- I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.
- "You can play football and be the next Jim Brown or play baseball and be the next Reggie Jackson." -- To a young Bo Jackson, who was deciding whether to play pro football or baseball.
- "All the fans in those sections are black, under 10 and don't read the papers." -- After being asked why one section of Yankee Stadium didn't boo him.
- Lee May's about the same age as me, he's got about the same stats. So how come he's making about one-eighty, two hundred thousand, and I'm the best damn paid player in the game? I'll tell you why: Because I put the meat in the seats!
- If I were to play in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me.
- Sometimes I underestimate the magnitude of me.
- Fans don't boo nobodies.
- 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 you.
- For a certain amount of money, you'll eat Alpo.
- On playing in Japan: "Guys who play there say it gets awfully lonely - hell, for the money they're talking, I can buy some friends and take them with me."
- On New York City: "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."
- On hitting slumps: "So many ideas come to you and you want to try them all but you can't. You're like a mosquito in a nudist camp. You don't know where to start."
- I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me.
- The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.
- The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
- After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.
- On former Baltimore Orioles' manager Earl Weaver, who he played for in 1976 - "Earl Weaver smokes too much and drinks too much. He has a voice that sounds like broken glass. He has a ferocious temper, especially with umpires, and doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. He has never been accused of being a diplomat and has never set out to win any popularity contests with his players. He is also one of the few baseball geniuses I have ever met."
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