"Pop flies, in a sense, are just a……" — Jackie Robinson
"Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade."
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29 Quotes by Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson has 29 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
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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…
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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…
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Next time I go to a movie and see a picture of a little ordinary girl become a great star……
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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…
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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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More Baseman Quotes
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one of 14 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag…
— Ty Cobb
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I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the…
— Brooks Robinson
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'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you…
— Joe Lieberman
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George Bowering doesn’t play fair. Baseball Love is so good there is no memoir in the league that can go…
— Robert Kroetsch
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I'm just a beat up old third baseman. I'm just a small part of a wonderful game that is a…
— Eddie Mathews
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If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second…
— Mariano Rivera
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I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities…
— Todd English
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These are the saddest of possible words, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Trio of Bear Cubs fleeter than birds, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon…
— Franklin P. Adams
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God watches over drunks and third baseman.
— Leo Durocher
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I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw.…
— Pat Gillick
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I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I…
— Peter Scolari
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I played baseball as a left-handed first baseman, though never as well as I did quarterbacking.
— Bob Sheppard
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