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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

~Jackie Robinson

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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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The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

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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 you're wasting your life.

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I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and to marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.

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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

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I speak to you only as an American who happens to be an American Negro and one who is proud of that heritage. We ask for nothing special. We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis, and if we are not worthy, then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.

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Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

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Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 31st, 1919

Died: October 24th, 1972

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