Branch Rickey
Athlete
1881-12-20
Books by Branch Rickey
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Quotes by 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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A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.
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Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.
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Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.
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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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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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Luck is the residue of design.
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