Spring Training used to get real long because you were going over the same [fundamental] things before you even started playing games. You were very happy when the season started. But things are better -- the playing fields, the complexes.… — 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
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
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
Al Campanis made people finally understand what goes on behind closed doors - that there is racism in baseball. — Frank Robinson Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame anyone else. I was too tough .… — Frank Robinson Copy Share
I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say. — Frank Robinson Copy Share
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