Jackie Robinson Quotes

Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
American Athlete
Born: Jan 31, 1919
Died: Oct 24, 1972
American Baseball Black Game Me You
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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. Jackie Robinson
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Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect. Jackie Robinson
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A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP. It is a new breed which is seeking to sell to Americans a doctrine which is as old as mankind - the doctrine of racial division, the doctrine of racial prejudice, the doctrine of white supremacy. Jackie Robinson
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The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. Jackie Robinson
Dignity Luxurious Possession Most His Personal Anybody Richest Treasure
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
Life You Spend Sport Opinion Goes Going Just In My Opinion Your Whole Wasting Spectator Watching
I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made. Jackie Robinson
Man World Black Made White Birth Never Had Know Am Salute Flag Cannot White World
Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in. In baseball or out, we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality - we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven. Jackie Robinson
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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. Jackie Robinson
Free Country Every Until American Us
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
You Game Losing He Poker Nobody Like Quit Wants Baseball
The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time. Jackie Robinson
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I speak to you only as an American who happens to be an American Negro and one who is proud of that heritage. We ask for nothing special. We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis, and if we are not worthy, then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us. Jackie Robinson
You Speak Competition Nothing Heritage Worthy Per Only Shall Proud Permitted American Happens Ask Then Us Special Who Even Compete Eliminate Basis
How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts. Jackie Robinson
You Game Yesterday Counts How Played
The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me. Jackie Robinson
Me Old Teammates Something Something Special Wee Nobody Like Overall Dodgers Were Special
I want everybody to understand that I am an American Negro first before I am a member of any political party. Jackie Robinson
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I cannot possibly believe that I have it made while so many black brothers and sisters are hungry, inadequately housed, insufficiently clothed, denied their dignity as they live in slums or barely exist on welfare. Jackie Robinson
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I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens. Jackie Robinson
Rights Patient Doubt Think Back Our Citizens Record Seeking More Check Beyond Proven Go Been Than American American Citizens
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
Me Game Way Had Done Much Figured Even Baseball
After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job. Jackie Robinson
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When I am playing baseball, I give it all that I have on the ball field. When the ball game is over, I certainly don't take it home. My little girl who is sitting out there wouldn't know the difference between a third strike and a foul ball. We don't talk about baseball at home. Jackie Robinson
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This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done. Jackie Robinson
Me You Get Done Fun Watch
In my opinion, baseball is as big a business as anything there is. It has to be a business, the way it is conducted. Jackie Robinson
Business Big Way Opinion In My Opinion Anything Baseball
In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea. Jackie Robinson
Never Idea Liked Always Traded Years Expected Baseball
I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it. Jackie Robinson
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I had practiced with the team, and the first scheduled game was with the University of Missouri. They made it quite clear to the Army that they would not play a team with a black player on it. Instead of telling me the truth, the Army gave me leave to go home. Jackie Robinson
Truth Home Me Game Army Black Made First Gave Telling Would Had Clear Instead Missouri Practiced Leave Go Go Home Quite Team Play Player University
The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with. Jackie Robinson
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