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.
All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing. - Frank Robinson
All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.
- Frank Robinson
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. - Frank Robinson
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers. - Frank Robinson
I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.
Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is … - Frank Robinson
Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is …
I don't see anyone playing in the major leagues today (1982) who combines both the talent and the intensity that I had. I always tried to do the best… - Frank Robinson
I don't see anyone playing in the major leagues today (1982) who combines both the talent and the intensity that I had. I always tried to do the best…
I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be. - Frank Robinson
I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.
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… - Frank Robinson
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…
Probably the most dramatic change in pitching I've observed in my years in baseball has been the disappearance of the knockdown or brushback pitch. T… - Frank Robinson
Probably the most dramatic change in pitching I've observed in my years in baseball has been the disappearance of the knockdown or brushback pitch. T…
I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say. - Frank Robinson
I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.
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