Quotes
By Jackie Robinson

"A life is important only in the impact it has on other lives."

"I'm not concerned if you like or dislike me...
all I ask is that you respect me as a human being."

"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand

just watching what goes on, you’re wasting your life."

"Pop flies are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade."

"The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time."

"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing;

Nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead."

"How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts."

“I always decide my vote by taking a careful look at the candidates and issues,

no matter what the party label."

"I am even with baseball and baseball is even with me,

the game did much for me, and I did much for it."

“Not one American is free until every one of us is free."

"It kills me to lose; all I ever want to do is finish first."

"Above anything else, I hate to lose."