Jackie Robinson Quotes & Sayings

13 most famous Jackie Robinson quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American athlete who passed away on 24 October, 1972.

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it.”

“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.”