A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
JACKIE ROBINSONThe most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
More Jackie Robinson Quotes
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I don’t like needing anyone for anything.
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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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How you played in yesterday’s game is all that counts.
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Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.
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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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It’s not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.
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Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.
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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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Above anything else, I hate to lose.
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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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This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.
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There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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You’re going to be a great player, kid.
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I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
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