Life is not a spectator sport. If you plan on living your entire life in the grandstand just watching what transpires, in my opinion you are squandering your life.
The most important issue of our time is the right of every American to first-class citizenship.
After I am playing baseball, I look after it all that I have right up to the very last click of the ball. When I finish the ballgame, I'm most likely not going to make it back in the house.
Personal dignity is the most luxurious possession anyone can possess.-by Jackie Robinson
Going back and looking to our record, we can see that the black community has been exceptionally patient in our pursuit of our right as American citizens.
I'm not concerned with whether or not you like me. All I ask is that you respect me as a fellow human being.
Baseball is like poker. No one wants to quit when they if not when they lose, and you don't want to be the one who quits when you're ahead.
I don't care whether people perceive me positively or negatively. All I care about is that they know me as a person.
As for myself, I knew more about being accepted than I cared about respect.-by Jackie Robinson
I don't care whether people perceive me positively or negatively. All I care about is that they know me as a person.