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I know that I am a black man in a white world. I know that I never had it made.

Jackie Robinson

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How you played in yesterday’s game is all that counts.
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Count Game Play Yourself
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.
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Dedication Game Myself Reciprocal Way
Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.
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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.
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Choice Citizenship Class Fame Hall Myself People Sports
I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.
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Acceptance Care Myself Respect
Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.
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Diversion Himself Stock Trade
You’re going to be a great player, kid.
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Children Greatness Inspirational Player Potential Yourself
Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.
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Ahead Game Lose Quit Yourself
It’s not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.
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Easy Field Race Relationship
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.
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Beginning Emotion Experience Myself Patriotic Play Thinking World
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
JACKIE ROBINSON

Hate Lose One Liner
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.
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Audience Life Opinion Sports Wasted Time Yourself
Are you looking for a Negro who won’t fight back?
JACKIE ROBINSON

Fight Search Yourself
I’m not goin’ anywhere, I’m right here!
JACKIE ROBINSON

Myself Right
This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.
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Fun Hard Work Hustle Myself
Life is not a spectator sport.
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Audience Inspirational Life One Liner Sports

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