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Jackie Robinson quotes

American Athlete January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972

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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. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "A life isn't significant except for its impact on other lives."
A life isn't significant except for its impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other..."
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. Jackie Robinson
I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I..."
I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the..."
The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time. Jackie Robinson
It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first. Jackie Robinson
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
Jackie Robinson quote: "Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's..."
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
Jackie Robinson quote: "This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done."
This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts."
How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second..."
Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "There's not an American in this country free until every one..."
There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson quote: "Above anything else, I hate to lose."
Above anything else, I hate to lose. Jackie Robinson

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