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

Jackie Robinson

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Jackie Robinson

Born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919, Jackie Robinson shattered Major League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era. His number 42 is retired across all MLB teams. Combining exceptional athletic ability with extraordinary moral courage, he became a precursor to the Civil Rights Movement by responding to hatred with excellence on the field.

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Jackie Robinson's Other Quotes

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

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

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