JACKIE ROBINSON 42 QUOTES

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

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

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

“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.”

“Above anything else, I hate to lose.”

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

“I’m not afraid to be a pioneer.”

“I’m not concerned with being liked. I’m concerned with doing what’s right.” “I’ve learned that I must find positive outlets to keep from losing control.”

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

“The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most precious possession we have.”

“You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them.” QUOTES ABOUT LIFE IN URDU

“I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only black man out there.”

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

“Without respect, we are no more than a shadow of our true selves.”

“When I’m being cheered for hitting a ball well, I’d like to think they’re cheering for the whole me.”

“I guess one of my greatest feats was to hypnotize the white public into thinking a black man could look pretty good swinging a baseball bat.”

“I’m a businessman. I don’t think a single person who exists in this world can say they aren’t.”

“The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.”

“There’s not an American in this country, white or black, who hasn’t picked up some bad habits from the old racial prejudice.”

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”

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

“Being different is not a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.”