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There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

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, like some other sports, poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish business with a ruthlessness that many big businesses would never think of displaying.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Business Dedication Display Institution Public Sacred Sports Thinking
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
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
I know that I am a black man in a white world. I know that I never had it made.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Black Man Myself White World
This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Fun Hard Work Hustle Myself
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
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
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
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Hate Lose One Liner
The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Dignity Himself Luxury Personal Possession Treasure
There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Country Freedom Oneself
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
Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Audience Life Opinion Sports Wasted Time Yourself
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Exception Impact Important Life
Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Diversion Himself Stock Trade

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