Robinson Quotes

122 quotes by 105 authors

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Give me five players like Robinson and a pitcher and I'll beat any nine-man team in baseball. — Chuck Dressen
Josh wanted to be the one to break the color barrier. When the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson he knew it was over for him. He… — Ted Page
All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their car while she… — Anne Robinson
Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing. — Paul Collier
Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing. — Dominique Wilkins
That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. And to me, still, I would say pound for pound...I'd say I'm… — Muhammad Ali
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm… — Jake LaMotta
I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes — Jake LaMotta
I'd hate to compare anyone with Sugar Ray Robinson, but Donald is the closest thing to Robinson I've ever seen — Dave Gorman
They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce. — Willie Pep
I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordanthis is like spring break… — Charles Barkley
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you? — Dustin Hoffman
I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a… — Della Reese
I am quite surprised, that with all my work, and some of it is very, very good, that nobody talks about The Miracle Worker. We're… — Anne Bancroft
Drs. Pinkett and Robinson choose to BE the message that they bring! They don't just enumerate the problems but offer solid solutions for navigating pathways… — Malik Yoba
I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early 80s. — Griffin Dunne
Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the… — Sugar Ray Leonard
I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film — Tommy Kirk

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