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Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.

Jackie Robinson

At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion when the National Anthem was played. This time, I thought, it is being played for me, as much as for anyone else.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Beginning Emotion Experience Myself Patriotic Play Thinking World
Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Ahead Game Lose Quit Yourself
It’s not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Easy Field Race Relationship
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Hate Lose One Liner
The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Dedication Game Myself Reciprocal Way
I don’t like needing anyone for anything.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Myself Need
The many of us who attain what we may and forget those who help us along the line we’ve got to remember that there are so many others to pull along the way. The farther they go, the further we all go.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Along Forget Help Journey Remember Way
I don’t think it matters what I believe, only what I do.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Believe Myself Thinking
This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Fun Hard Work Hustle Myself
Are you looking for a Negro who won’t fight back?
JACKIE ROBINSON

Fight Search Yourself
It kills me to lose. If I’m a troublemaker, and I don’t think that my temper makes me one, then it’s because I can’t stand losing. That’s the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Kill Lose Myself Stand Temper Thinking Trouble Win
The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Citizenship Class Important Issue Ourselves Right Time
How you played in yesterday’s game is all that counts.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Count Game Play Yourself
Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Change Forever Gift Memories Mindset Myself Relationship Time
If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Choice Citizenship Class Fame Hall Myself People Sports
I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Concern Human Myself Respect Yourself

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