#jackie

Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn't know how to do. You can both go to two Chinese restaurants, but both can have different kinds of food. ↗

— Jet Li

#arts #both #chan #chinese #comedy

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson. ↗

— Willie Mays

#every time #i #i see #jackie #jackie robinson

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation. ↗

— Willie Mays

#calling #had #important #into #jackie

I asked Frank what he remembered most about working with Jackie. He said, 'Apart from the fact that he always called me Francis, I always felt like I was going to a party, instead of work. It was such a blast.' ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#always #apart #asked #blast #called

Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#elephant #eye #forgot #had #jackie

The only stage direction Jackie ever gave him, George said was: 'If you want to stay in the picture, stay close to me.' The rest of the cast remembered a television director's adage. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#cast #close #direction #director #ever

When Toots finally could breathe again and the blood returned to his brain, he recalled that he had not passed or been passed by Jackie at any time in the race. Toots never used foul language but he came close that night. Jackie paid. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#any #been #blood #brain #breathe

Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#easy #jackie #mine #ride #robinson

Jackie Robinson is a true legend. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#jackie robinson #legend #robinson #true

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#compliment #deserved #enormous #i #jackie