14 quotes
"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."
- Jackie Robinson
Courage
"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."
- Jackie Robinson
Motivation
"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."
- Jackie Robinson
Motivation
"It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first."
- Jackie Robinson
Motivation
"I am not concerned about your liking or disliking me…All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."
- Jackie Robinson
Respect
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."
- Jackie Robinson
Respect
"The only thing that stands between you and your dreams is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible."
- Jackie Robinson
Belief in Self
"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
Connection to Earth
"You'll never forget the moments spent on the field; make them memorable."
- Jackie Robinson
Reflection
"This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done."
- Jackie Robinson
Determination
""You don't have to be the biggest or strongest, just the most determined.""
- Jackie Robinson
Determination
"You don't have to be the biggest or strongest, just the most determined."
- Jackie Robinson
Determination
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
- Jackie Robinson
Contribution
"A life isn't significant except for its impact on others lives."
- Jackie Robinson
Contribution