Jackie Robinson

 

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." - Jackie Robinson

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

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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." -Jackie Robinson


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

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." -Jackie Robinson

"The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it." -Jackie Robinson 

These quotes really define who Jackie Robinson was, and what he stood for.