Frank Robinson Quotes

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.
Frank Robinson

Bad, Short, Call

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.
Frank Robinson

Saying, Won, Heck

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.
Frank Robinson

Walk, Nobody, Teams

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
Frank Robinson

Baseball, Close, Count

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.
Frank Robinson

Best, Knew, Tried

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.
Frank Robinson

Respect, Long, Confidence

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.
Frank Robinson

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.
Frank Robinson

Gone, Players, Glad

If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
Frank Robinson

Care, Hit, Class

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.
Frank Robinson

Good, Place, Guys

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.
Frank Robinson

Nice, Black, Manager

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.
Frank Robinson

Used, Boss, Managers

No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.
Frank Robinson

Black, Cause, Presence

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.
Frank Robinson

Good, Hard, Together

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.
Frank Robinson

Fool, Win, Making

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.
Frank Robinson

Down, Made, Hit

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 destroy everything.
Frank Robinson

Everything, Team, Another

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.
Frank Robinson

Another, Phone, Pitcher

You have to have a short memory as a closer.
Frank Robinson

Short, Memory, Closer

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Nationality: American

Born: August 31, 1935

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