Jackie Robinson Quotes
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It's not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.
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Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.
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I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But I…
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Above anything else, I hate to lose.
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The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
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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,…
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Next time I go to a movie and see a picture of a little ordinary girl become a great star… I’ll believe it. And whenever…
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I don’t think it matters what I believe, only what I do.
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I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only black…
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This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.
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I ought to break this trophy into 32 pieces
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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
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Life is not a spectator sport.
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I'm not goin' anywhere, I'm right here!
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I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made.
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The many of us who attain what we may and forget those who help us along the line we've got to remember that there are…
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I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.
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I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
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Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion…
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