“Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.”

The speed of the legs, the dexterity of the body, the grace of the swing, the elusiveness of the slide – these are the features that make Americans everywhere forget the last syllable of a man’s last name or the pigmentation of his skin.

Luck is the residue of opportunity and design.

A game of great charm in the adoption of mathematical measurements to the timing of human movements, the exactitudes and adjustments of physical ability to hazardous chance.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

First of all, a man, whether seeking achievement on the athletic field or in business, must want to win. He must feel that the thing he is doing is worthwhile; so worthwhile that he is willing to pay the price of success to attain distinction.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Don’t worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.