We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.

Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

Worry is simply thinking the same thing over and over again and not doing anything about it.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.

Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

We don't get to chose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.

The time is coming when each of us will have to give an account of our stewardship

I have ugly hands, but I'm grateful 'coz they work beautifully!

My men are my money.

Too much mystery is merely an annoyance. Too much adventure is exhausting. And a little terror goes a long way.

For most of my 20s, I looked like I was 12. Now that I'm pushing 40, I guess I look closer to... 15? It must be my macrobiotic diet. Oh, wait, except that I don't have one of those.

It doesn't require much thought for one to realise that any travel book worthy of the name has to be a departure from the standard idea of the form.

I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.

Don't judge your meditations. Don't rate them. The physical mind cannot tell how well you did. As long as you are sitting there trying, something will happen.