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Reggie Jackson
Hall of Fame Baseball Player
Reggie enjoyed an amazing 21-year career, as one of Major League Baseball's most feared sluggers. His 563 career home runs is sixth on the all time list. His 18 post-season homers and .757 World Series slugging average are the best ever, earning him the moniker. "Mr. October." more >>
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Q: Do you like ice cream? - Cristina, 3rd Grade, from Long Island
A: I sure do. I love to walk to a local shop just down the street from my house with my daughter and get an ice cream cone after dinner. I like mint chip and chocolate.
Q: Do you have kids, and do they play baseball with you? - Katie, 3rd Grade, from Long Island
A: I have a daughter, and she doesn't play baseball with me yet, but she comes to some of the ballgames, and we'll sit together to watch the game.
Q: How did you get into the Hall of Fame? - Nick, 3rd Grade
A: You have to be voted in by the baseball writers association. It's hard to do and there are a lot of really good players who are not in. You have to play a long time, and have compiled really strong statistics over time.
Q: How does it feel to talk to children on the computer? - Meghan, 3rd Grade, from Long Island
A: I think it's great. I do a lot of work in the computer industry, so I'm encouraged to find kids who are using computers and the Internet. It's the future and the more you can learn now, the more ahead you'll be, as you get older.
Q: How does it feel to be the head of the Mr. October for Kids Foundation? - Chris, 3rd Grade, from Long Island
A: It's a wonderful thing to be able to help anyone, especially kids. Not every kid has access to a computer or the Internet, so the Foundation is set up to help get those kids who need it access and time so that they don't fall behind.
Q: What kind of job do you have with the New York Yankees? - Nicole, 3rd Grade, from Long Island
A: I help some of the younger players get used to being a big league ball player. I work with the hitting coaches and the managers to help the team. I do whatever the manager Joe Torre wants me to because it's important to help your team in every way possible.
Q: What are you doing since you retired? - Robert, 3rd Grade, from Long Island
A: I'm busier now than when I played. I work with computer companies, Insurance companies, and airplane companies. I help them find the right partners to help with their business and I help them build their brands (that means, I help people like their products better).
Q: What other things do you like to do other than what you're doing not? - Steven, from New York City
A: I like to work on my car collection, and I like to play golf, both take a lot of time and both are a lot of fun for me.
Q: Which team did you like playing on better, the Yankees or the Oakland A's? - Lisa, 5th Grade, from Long Island
A: Both were great teams, and the friends I had on Oakland are lifetime buddies. Guys like Joe Rudi and Sal Bando made my early days in baseball a lot easier and more fun. However, I think I liked NY better because it was a great stage with the media coverage and the excitement that a World Series in New York can bring.
Q: How did you feel when you were in the World Series? - Carley, 5th Grade, from Long Island
A: It was like Christmas and seeing Santa come down the chimney. It was exciting, a little scary and the greatest experience you can have in sports.
Q: How do you like taking care of and playing with kids? - Uzma, 8th Grade, from New York City
A: I love it. My daughter is the most precious thing in my life. I travel a lot, but the best thing is when I come home and am able to just mess around with her. We go out to eat, or I'll take her to her art class, which she loves. We'll visit with friends and have a great time.
Q: What do you think it takes to be a leader? - Emily, 8th Grade, from New York City
A: IYou have to be smart, and you have to make good quick decisions. You have to be fair to everyone on the team and you have to be willing to do whatever it takes to succeed from traveling to cleaning up the clubhouse.
Q: You must be really busy. How do you keep up with all your responsibilities? - Allysa, 8th Grade, from New York City
A: I have a great support staff that has worked with me for many years. They help me keep my schedule and they help me to stay focused on my most important duties.
Q: What got you motivated to work with kids? - CVanessa, 8th Grade, from New York City
A: Certainly seeing my daughter grow up was part of it. Also, I think things have changed a lot since I was a kid. Computers were not invented then, and now they are nearly everywhere. I just wanted every kid to have a chance to learn as much as they can so they have a fair shot at making their like a success.
Q: How would you rank yourself among the Yankee greats like Ruth, DiMaggio and Mantle? - Omar, from New York City
A: Those three are some of the greatest ball players of all time. Because of the Hall of Fame, I think I could be on their team. I may not have been the best ball player in the history of the game, but I was pretty good. I'm just honored to have been in the same tradition of those players and I'm glad my performance as a Yankee only added to the luster.
Q: What was the most exciting moment in your baseball career? - Meghan, from Long Island
A: I think it was when I was elected into the Hall of Fame. That was an honor that covered my entire professional career and it's an honor that only the very best of the game receive. My father and mother, my family and my best friends were able to be with me at my induction, making that one of the very best days of my life.
Q: If you're so smart, what's the square root of Pi? - Doyle, from New York City
A: Aw, come on Doyle, are you trying to trick me? You know that the value of Pi can't be expressed as an exact decimal number. Even if you take it out to seven decimal places Pi = 3.1415926, it's still not exact. For most purposes we can use the approximation Pi = 3.14 and be close enough. Now, how about a nice question about hitting a Goose Gossage fastball, that's a tough problem.
Q: How did you get to be on the Yankees? - Philip, 5th Grade, from Long Island
A: I wanted to be on the team because of the history of the team and because New York is the greatest sports city in the world. The owner of the team, George Steinbrenner hired me in 1977, and my job was to help the team win a World Series Championship, which we did that year.
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