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Jackie Robinson Quotes

1919–1972 United States

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (31 January, 1919 – 24 October, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

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Also known as: Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Jackie robinson

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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

I Never Had It Made (1972)

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag. I know that I am a black man in a white world.

I Never Had It Made (1972)

The kid was great. He was the difference. The Yankees certainly didn't miss Joe DiMaggio out there in center field today—and won't as long as that guy's around.

The role of the manager is overrated, anyhow. Look at Stengel. When he was with the Yankees, loaded with material, he was a winner. When he played video games with the Mets, he finished last. They voted Casey the greatest living manager. That's a lot of bull—a joke. The only thing a manager has to do is relate to the players. Who did Casey ever relate to? Nobody but himself.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jackie Robinson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.