Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame anyone else. I was too… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players.… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
As a black, you find you have to be two or three times better than a white even to play. And when it comes… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
I don't see anyone playing in the major leagues today (1982) who combines both the talent and the intensity that I had. I always… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
Al Campanis made people finally understand what goes on behind closed doors - that there is racism in baseball. — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things -… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league. — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
I've never seen baseball advertise for a job, and I've never heard of whites applying for a job. I mean, there's an old boy… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
The baselines belongs to the runner, and whenever I was running the bases, I always slid hard. I wanted infielders to have that instant's… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
![“I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of my children, but I don't think that's asking too much.” quote by Frank Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e6/frank-robinson-16202_asking_i-expect-that-trying-to-do-the-best-of-m_1350054.jpg)
