Frank Robinson Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.