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“Part of their close bond came from that longstanding commonality—the fact that Robinson also believed there were similarities between sports and religion. “My concept of religion is of people having faith in God, in themselves and in each other and putting that faith into action,” Robinson wrote in his unpublished manuscript. “If you can find a better example of those four things than a team of sportsmen working as a unit, I’d like to know what it is.”2”
― 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
― 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
“I believe that racial extractions and color hues and forms of worship become secondary to what a man can do,” said Rickey. “The American public is not as concerned with a first baseman’s pigmentation as it is with the power of his swing, the dexterity of his slide, the gracefulness of his fielding or the speed of his legs.” Rickey was far from finished.”
― 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
― 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
“Ladies and gentlemen, there are just too many people going around the world and about the country, in your town and in mine, in your church and in mine—too many people telling everyone who expresses an opinion, ‘You’re right,’” said Robinson. “I made up my mind a long time ago that I would rather be true to myself and to my beliefs and principles than to buy popularity at the cost of truth. When all is said and done, I’m the one who has to live with me.”
― 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
― 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
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