The year, 1928. The time, Spring.

4 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:01:28.389 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- This is the story of a boy and his dream. But more than that, it is the story of an American boy and a dream that is truly American.

- The year, 1928. The time, Spring.

- If you were a young man, your thoughts were undoubtedly turning to those of love. But if you were a young boy, your thoughts were of one thing... Baseball.

(Kids yelling at a baseball game)

- Great bunch of infielders we've got.

- Yeah. Big leaguers.

- Hit me one, mister?

- What do you want?

- Grounder, slide... anything.

- Watch this.

- How's that for a ballplayer?

- Yeah, we oughta give him another chance.

- Hey, kid! You want another?

- Yes, sir!

- Here it comes!

[...]

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