After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.

I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it

I'm the straw that stirs the drink.

October: that's when they pay off for playing ball.

True success is one of the greatest needs. Success is not something you stumble onto or come to by accident. It is something you must sincerely prepare for. Take a good look at successes, and you'll see he same consistent qualities all the time - qualities of one's character that make one strive for a goal with a standard of unmatched excellence.

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

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.