A box score. You know, a box score is really democratic, Jackie. It doesn't say how big you are, or how your father voted in the last election, or what church you attend. It just tells you what kind of a ballplayer you were that day.
— Branch Rickey (Minor Watson)
16 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:25.187 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Yes. For players who can help us win.
- Many of the men we saw were good. Some had great promise. Like you.
- You think you can do it, Jackie? Make good in organized baseball?
- Well, isn't that what counts?
- It's all that ought to count. And maybe some day it's all that will count.
- That's why we brought you here. I wanna see if we can make a start in that direction.
- It'll take a lot of courage.
- It might take more courage for the organization than for you, Jackie. Have you thought of that?
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