#he

My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal. ↗

— Edward G. Robinson

#collector #father #friends #lungs #satisfy

For when a woman is left too much alone, sooner or later she begins to think;- And no man knows what then she may discover. ↗

— Edwin A. Robinson

#begins #discover #knows #later #left

He knows much of what men paint themselves would blister in the light of what they are. ↗

— Edwin A. Robinson

#knows #light #men #much #paint

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#awful #ballplayer #barry #barry bonds #been

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#field #glad #gone #i #know

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#determined #did #down #favor #get

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#cheers #destroy #everything #fan #guy

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#called #going #hang #i #just

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

— Jackie Robinson

#except #impact #important #lives #other

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 #game #like #losing #nobody