Quotes by Jackie Robinson

A life is not important except in the impact it has on others.

The measure of a man’s life is not the number of years he lived, but the number of lives he touched.

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.

I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

In order to succeed, you must first believe that you can.

A great victory is a victory that has helped the world.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

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

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

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.

I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

I think the most important thing in life is honesty. Without it, you win nothing.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

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

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

I think the most important thing in life is honesty. Without it, you win nothing.

I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

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

I cannot stand, and will not stand, discrimination in any form.

I don’t care who you are or what you’re doing, if you’re doing good or if you’re doing bad, I want to be equal.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Awards speak louder than words.

A baseball park is the one place where a man’s wife doesn’t mind his getting excited over somebody else’s curves.

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.

I don’t want them to forget Ruth, but they won’t remember me. I’m just a ballplayer who worked hard.

I would take the field with a knife in my back.

I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

There is not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

I have two ambitions in life: one is to drink every pub dry, the other is to overthrow the government.

Heroes are something we create, something we need. It’s a way for us to understand what’s almost incomprehensible, how people could sacrifice so much for us, but for my dad and these men, the risks they took, the wounds they suffered, they did that for their buddies… They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends.

I think the most important thing in life is honesty. Without it, you win nothing.

In order to succeed, you must first believe that you can.

A great victory is a victory that has helped the world.

Dodger Stadium was called Heaven in a helicopter.

There’s not a color you can be that’s better than the one you are.

We need leaders who are unifiers, not dividers, who will build a lasting peace, not sow hatred and distrust.

The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

I think the most important thing is a sense of responsibility. You have to feel accountable for your actions, and that includes being accountable to one another.

I can’t die now, I’m booked.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

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.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

I think the most important thing in life is honesty. Without it, you win nothing.

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

I think the most important thing in life is honesty. Without it, you win nothing.