Jackie Robinson Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

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

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

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

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

Life isn't significant except for its impact on others' lives.

I don’t think it matters what I believe, only what I do.

I am not concerned with being liked or disliked. I am concerned with being respected

Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.

Life is not a spectator sport.

This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.

I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made.

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

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

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

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

You're going to be a great player, kid.

How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.

It's not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.

I'm not goin' anywhere, I'm right here!

Are you looking for a Negro who won't fight back?

I don't like needing anyone for anything.

I ought to break this trophy into 32 pieces

Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.