Frank Robinson Quotes & Sayings
19 most famous Frank Robinson quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 89 year old American athlete born on Aug 31, 1935.
“Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.”
“All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.”
“Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.”
“But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.”
“I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.”
“It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.”
“I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.”
“I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.”
“Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.”
“The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.”
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