Frank Robinson quotes
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“Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.”
-- Frank RobinsonSource : Quoted in Time, 31 July 1973. Usually attributed to Robinson, but slightly earlier evidence is found in the Guthrian (Guthrie County, Iowa), 26 Jan. 1970, which printed "Close only counts in horse shoes and grenades."
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“Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.”
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“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.”
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“I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.”
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“You have to have a short memory as a closer.”
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“The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.”
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“No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.”
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“I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.”
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“Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.”
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“I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.”
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“Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame anyone else. I was too tough . . . I lack patience. I probably got on guys a little too hard, with the wrong tone of voice.”
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“But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.”
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“I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.”
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“At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.”
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“All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.”
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“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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“No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.”
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“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.”
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“I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.”
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“If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.”
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“I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.”
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“Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top.”
-- Frank Robinson
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