Every time I put on this uniform, I think of Jackie Robinson. Frank Robinson More Quotes by Frank Robinson More Quotes From Frank Robinson If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place. Frank Robinson benchesguysports At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying. Frank Robinson knowssports I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing. Frank Robinson saidsports I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone. Frank Robinson playergonepeople There's absolutely no way you can go barreling into second and dump a guy on a double play, like you should do, when you've been fraternizing with him before a game. Frank Robinson guygamesplay All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing. Frank Robinson I have heard of managers who encourage players not to slide hard for fear they will get hurt and be lost from the lineup for a time. That is why you occasionally see a player go into second base on a double-play ball and not even bother to slide. I wonder, could Ty Cobb Frank Robinson lunchplayerhurt No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card. Frank Robinson playerwinningthinking If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league. Frank Robinson dont-carehecareclass Al Campanis made people finally understand what goes on behind closed doors - that there is racism in baseball. Frank Robinson understandracismdoorspeople I've never seen baseball advertise for a job, and I've never heard of whites applying for a job. I mean, there's an old boy network, and it's lily white. Frank Robinson boyneverjobwhite As a black, you find you have to be two or three times better than a white even to play. And when it comes to front-office jobs, management believes you'll never be as good. Frank Robinson goodyoublackwhite During the years I was still playing, I would go to Puerto Rico in the winter and manage. When the day came, I had the experience without having to go to the minor leagues for four or five years and then wait for an opportunity. Still, there's a double standard. Some whites, like Pete Rose, Joe Torre and Ted Williams, never had to go to the minors. Frank Robinson dayexperiencewinteropportunity It was a breaking period for black people coming into baseball, and how many followed depended on Jackie's conduct. But that's not the case now. What and how I do doesn't mean nearly as much as what and how Jackie did. Frank Robinson howblackbaseballpeople I wanted to show Baltimore that they were getting a good ballplayer. Frank Robinson showgettingweregood I played with some outstanding players. Frank Robinson playersplayedsomeoutstanding
