Reggie Jackson Quotes

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times.

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

I've been in eleven no-hitters you know.

I literally love Justin Verlander.

I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.

They could never beat me in Springfield. I loved that old ballpark. If I could have pitched there all my career, I'd be a 300-game winner.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.

You never know when you're going to throw a no-hitter or if you're ever going to get the chance to do it. It's one of those deals where the ninth inning comes around; it's either going to be your night or just a complete game.

But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him.

I'm a Red Sox fan, but I still have a lot of respect for Mariano Rivera, who's the best closer of all-time.

I am a baseball player and I enjoy getting batters out and that is what I want to continue doing.

I'm not throwing a no-hitter Opening Day. It's just not going to happen.

Six innings, you're doing your job. That's a good target to have, but I'm always looking to improve. There's three more innings of improvement left.

Everyone asks how I felt before the perfect game. You never feel bad when you're in the World Series. You've got all winter to rest.

Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch; he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.

Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!

You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.

Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.