Thinking about the things that happened, I don't know any other ball player would could have done what he (Jackie Robinson) did.… — Pee Wee Reese Copy Share Image
I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the stories… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career. — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
The D.C. sniper is the "Jackie Robinson" of crime! He broke into the crazy White leagues! — Cedric The Entertainer Copy Share Image
He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
“Jackie Robinson stole home and he's safe."...Nobody could hurt him again. He wouldn't hear the name-calling. He would only hear the cheers… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
I'm not a big league manager or a big league player without Jackie Robinson. I'm very fortunate to know his family, and… — Alex Cora Copy Share Image
The story of Jackie Robinson is also the story of Branch Rickey. He had many reasons for doing what he did, but… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
O.J. Simpson was primarily interested in O.J. His rise to fame in the late '60s coincided with the period where black athletes… — Ezra Edelman Copy Share Image
We met in an airport in Las Vegas, Harrison Ford and I, and he said, "I just finished a movie called 42.… — Larry King Copy Share Image
You want to get something changed, you send sport. Look what happened when Pee Wee Reese puts his arm around Jackie Robinson.… — John Layfield Copy Share Image
One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of… — Jared Polis Copy Share Image
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” —Jackie Robinson” — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Once the record was mine, I had to use it like a Louisville Slugger. I believed, and still do, that there was… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
The catch off Bobby Morgan (a backhanded grab of the Brooklyn Dodger's line drive in September 1951 at Ebbets Field) in Brooklyn… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
