American - Athlete | December 20, 1881 - December 9, 1965
It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.
Branch Rickey
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Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
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Never surrender opportunity for security.
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Luck is the residue of design.
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Problems are the price you pay for progress.
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If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.
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A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.
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A full mind is an empty bat.
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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.
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Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.
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Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.
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The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.
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