Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. Quotes

• If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job.

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• Fifty years from now I’ll be just three inches of type in a record book.

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• I’ll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can’t play games his whole life.

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• I’ve always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed and definitely an average bat. I am still average in all of those.

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• I’m a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

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• It’s a pretty sure thing that the player’s bat is what speaks loudest when it’s contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.

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• Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn’t disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.

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• Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.

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Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (8)

Birth:	18th May, 1937
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Baseball Player

About

Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed, in spite of the fact he was a natural left-hander. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second most all-time for any player at any position. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.

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