Jackie Robinson was a famous Athlete from USA, who lived between January 31, 1919 and October 24, 1972. He/she became 53 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous.
Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by Jackie.
"There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free"
"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"
"How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts"
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead"
"Above anything else, I hate to lose"
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives"
"This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done"
"The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time"
"Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade"
"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"
"It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first"
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being"
"I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label"
