--- title: "1 New Emotion Quotes By Jackie Robinson" description: "1 New Emotion quotes by Jackie Robinson. Plus more from Jackie Robinson and more New Emotion sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/jackie-robinson-10820_anthem_at-the-beginning-of-the-world-series-of_3160645.jpg" --- > [At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion when the National Anthem was played. This time, I thought, it is being played for me, as much as for anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/at-the-beginning-of-the-world-series-of-1947-i-experienced-a/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/jackie-robinson-10820_anthem_at-the-beginning-of-the-world-series-of_3160645.jpg) ## More by Jackie Robinson > [I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-had-to-fight-hard-against-loneliness-abuse-and-the-knowledge-that/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/after-two-years-at-ucla-i-decided-to-leave-i-was-convinced-that-no/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-have-always-been-grateful-to-colonel-longley-he-proved-to-me-that/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/today-negroes-play-on-every-big-league-club-and-in-every-minor-league/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/in-all-my-years-of-baseball-i-have-always-expected-to-be-traded-i/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/pop-flies-in-a-sense-are-just-a-diversion-for-a-second-baseman/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [If I had been white with the things I did, they never would have allowed me to get out of baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/if-i-had-been-white-with-the-things-i-did-they-never-would-have/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/this-ain-t-fun-but-you-watch-me-i-ll-get-it-done/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [Are you looking for a Negro who won't fight back?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/are-you-looking-for-a-negro-who-won-t-fight-back/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/if-i-had-to-choose-between-baseball-s-hall-of-fame-and-first-class/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I cannot possibly believe that I have it made while so many black brothers and sisters are hungry, inadequately housed, insufficiently clothed, denied their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-cannot-possibly-believe-that-i-have-it-made-while-so-many-black/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I don't think that I or any other Negro, as an American citizen, should have to ask for anything that is rightfully his. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-don-t-think-that-i-or-any-other-negro-as-an-american-citizen-should/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/the-right-of-every-american-to-first-class-citizenship-is-the-most/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [It's not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/it-s-not-easy-to-be-a-martyr-in-the-field-of-race-relations/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-do-not-believe-that-every-person-in-every-walk-of-life-can-succeed/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-emotion/jackie-robinson/#itemlist", "name": "1 New Emotion Quotes By Jackie Robinson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion when the National Anthem was played. 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