Frank Robinson Quotes

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• Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no…
• Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
• Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.
• I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.
• If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.
• I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.
• It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.
• No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players. When do you…
• 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 say…
• The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you…
• All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.
• At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.
• I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.
• But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.
• I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.
• I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.
• Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.
• 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 ballplayer.…
• Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame anyone else. I was too tough . .…
• You have to have a short memory as a closer.

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