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

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.

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.

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do.

What doesn't quicken dies. That's an indisputable truth of life.

That is certainly one way to look at the matter. There are others.

Oppression breeds the power to oppose it.

I was but three when he passed by, but I shall be grateful until the day I die.

Any planning that I have in my career is totally accidental really.

I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.

I'm 49, I've had a brain haemorrhage and a triple bypass and I could still go out and play a reasonable game of rugby union. But I wouldn't last 30 seconds in rugby league.

Good luck is the willing handmaid of upright, energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Truth is beautiful and divine, no matter how humble its origin; it is the same in the musty boiler-room as it is in the glorious stars of heaven.

Some people might think Rain is the superstar or super successful, but I am someone who always sets new goals and tries to accomplish them.