510 Quotes by Frank Robinson

Al Campanis made people finally understand what goes on behind closed doors - that there is racism in baseball.

I've never seen baseball advertise for a job, and I've never heard of whites applying for a job. I mean, there's an old boy network, and it's lily white.

As a black, you find you have to be two or three times better than a white even to play. And when it comes to front-office jobs, management believes you'll never be as good.

It was a breaking period for black people coming into baseball, and how many followed depended on Jackie's conduct. But that's not the case now. What and how I do doesn't mean nearly as much as what and how Jackie did.

I wanted to show Baltimore that they were getting a good ballplayer.

I played with some outstanding players.