5 Quotes & Sayings By Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey, the general manager and chief executive officer of the Brooklyn Dodgers since 1919, pioneered baseball's integration in 1947 and was one of the few executives who believed black and white players could coexist on a team. Rickey's efforts on behalf of Jackie Robinson paved the way for Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and others to follow. Today, Rickey is credited with being one of the first to realize that sports have a powerful impact on society.

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A full mind is an empty baseball bat. 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. Branch Rickey
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The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race. Branch Rickey
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I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault. Branch Rickey