Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
– Frank Robinson
I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.
– Frank Robinson
I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.
– Frank Robinson
If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.
– Frank Robinson
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.
– Frank Robinson
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.
– Frank Robinson
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.
– Frank Robinson
There's absolutely no way you can go barreling into second and dump a guy on a double play, like you should do, when you've been fraternizing with him before a game.
– Frank Robinson
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.