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I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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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

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

— Frank Robinson

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No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#black #cause #cleveland #i #increase

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

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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

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

— Frank Robinson

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

— 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 #game #like #losing #nobody

Gay people got a right to be as miserable as everybody else. ↗

— Chris Rock

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