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Frank Robinson Quotes
«Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.»
Author: Frank Robinson
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baseball, baseballs, close, count, counts, grenade, grenades, horseshoe, horseshoes
«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.»
«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.»
«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.»
Author: Frank Robinson
«If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league,»
Author: Frank Robinson
«We are the only team to start the season with 21 losses, so we are not going to be off the hook,»
Author: Frank Robinson
«I'll walk him if I think it's the right thing to do, ... But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.»
Author: Frank Robinson
«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.»
Author: Frank Robinson
«We still have a chance, and we'll keep battling until someone tells us, 'You're out of it,'»
Author: Frank Robinson