Since this is Black History Month, and we are tied up on other blog "The Daily Vampire" with Winter Olympic coverage, we thought we post an additional Quote of the Week here. We normally post these quotes on Mondays.
Our subject today is the great baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) who broke a color barrier when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson was a member of six Dodgers' teams that went to the World Series, including the 1955 World Champion team.
Robinson is also the subject of an excellent theatrical play "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting," which is in the L.A. Theatre Works' audio collection. The production features Ed Asner and David Dawning.
The L.A. Dodgers begin spring training in Glendale, Ariz., soon. Their first home game in spring training is against the Chicago White Sox on March 6.
Here is the quote from Robinson:
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment