Citas de Branch Rickey

• Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that [Jackie] Robinson fellow play ball, I don't think saying 'because of the color of his skin' would be a good enough answer.

  Branch Rickey

  Inspiración, motivación, béisbol

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• No es el honor lo que te llevas, sino la herencia que dejas.

  Branch Rickey

  Character, Honor, Heritage

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• I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.

  Branch Rickey

  Games, White, Knowing

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• En general, las cosas que merecen la pena no ocurren porque sí. La suerte es un hecho, pero no debe ser un factor. La buena suerte es lo que queda después de que la inteligencia y el esfuerzo se hayan combinado al máximo. La negligencia o la indiferencia suelen revisarse desde un asiento poco afortunado. La ley de causa y efecto y la causalidad funcionan igual con exactitudes inexorables. La suerte es el residuo del designio.

  Branch Rickey

  Buena suerte, Derecho, Diseño

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• Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

  Branch Rickey

  Sports, Opportunity, Psychology

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• Preocuparse es simplemente pensar en lo mismo una y otra vez y no hacer nada al respecto.

  Branch Rickey

  Thinking, Worry, Thinking The Same

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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.

  Branch Rickey

  Deportes, Béisbol, Juegos

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.

  Branch Rickey

  Baseball, Running, Men

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• Ganamos si el mundo se convence de dos cosas: que eres un gran caballero y un gran jugador de béisbol.

  Branch Rickey

  Baseball, Winning, Player

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• La buena suerte es lo que queda después de que la inteligencia y el esfuerzo se hayan combinado al máximo. La suerte es el residuo del diseño.

  Branch Rickey

  Buena suerte, diseño, esfuerzo

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• It (a baseball box score) doesn't tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your father voted in the last election. It just tells what kind of baseball player you were on that particular day.

  Branch Rickey

  Baseball, Father, Player

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• Si las cosas no resultan fáciles, no se valora el esfuerzo. Debe haber alegría en la búsqueda, entusiasmo en la persecución.

  Branch Rickey

  Ganas, Esfuerzo, Alegría

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• There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

  Branch Rickey

  Men, Games, Mind

  "The American diamond: a documentary of the game of baseball".

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• Problems are the price you pay for progress.

  Branch Rickey

  Adversity, Survival, Progress

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• La mayor reserva de materia prima sin explotar de la historia de nuestro fútbol es la raza negra.

  Branch Rickey

  Race, Games, Black

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Don't look at the hole in the doughnut. Look at the whole doughnut.

  Branch Rickey

  Looks, Holes, Doughnut

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• I don't like the subtle infiltration of 'something for nothing' philosophies into the very hearthstone of the American family. I believe that 'Thou shalt earn the bread by the sweat of thy face' was a benediction and not a penalty. Work is the zest of life; there is joy in its pursuit.

  Branch Rickey

  Philosophy, Believe, Zest

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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.

  Branch Rickey

  Jobs, Dollars, Care

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• I'm a man of some intelligence. I've had some education, passed the bar, practiced law. I've been a teacher and I deal with men of substance, statesman, business leaders, the clergy... So why do I spend my time arguing with Dizzy Dean?

  Branch Rickey

  Baseball, Teacher, Men

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• Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.

  Branch Rickey

  Motivational, Baseball, Team

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• Never surrender opportunity to security.

  Branch Rickey

  Running, Opportunity, Surrender

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• The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

  Branch Rickey

  Men, Balls, He Man

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• First of all, a man, whether seeking achievement on the athletic field or in business, must want to win. He must feel that the thing he is doing is worthwhile; so worthwhile that he is willing to pay the price of success to attain distinction.

  Branch Rickey

  Winning, Men, Pay The Price

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• I did not mind the public criticism. That sort of thing has not changed any program I thought was good.

  Branch Rickey

  Mind, Criticism, Program

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• I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable.

  Branch Rickey

  Baseball, Football, Invasion

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