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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.
How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.
I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, n... (more Jackie Robinson quotes)
Jackie had a career high 12 triples in 1949 finishing 3rd in the National League. He has two other top-10 seasons and retired with a total of 54.
Jackie averaged more than 5 triples per season during his 10-year career. In 1949 he had a career best 12.
Jackie had 1,518 hits in his career with his best season being 1949 with 203.
Jackie led the National league in stolen bases twice (1947 & 1949) and was in the top seven in nine of his ten seasons.
In World Series play Jackie batted .234 with ... (more Jackie Robinson trivia)
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