#jackie

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson. ↗

— Willie Mays

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Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation. ↗

— Willie Mays

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Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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Jackie considered his resurrection, the world's best return performance. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

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After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. ↗

— Reggie Jackson

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Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. ↗

— Chuck Jones

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As much as I liked and admired the various members of the Kennedy family, my first loyalty was to Jackie. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

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