I want to win pennants, and we need ballplayers.
3 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:41.895 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What do you mean, you don't know?
- Traveling around all the time and not writing as oft as I should... I think I still have a girl.
- You know why we brought you here?
- No, sir. Not exactly. But I heard you were starting a colored ball team. Is that it?
- No. You were brought here to play with the Brooklyn organization. Montreal, to start with.
- I want to win pennants, and we need ballplayers.
- The war set us back a little.
- 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?
[...]
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Memorable voice quotes from the biographical film The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), starring Jackie Robinson as himself.
Actors: Jackie Robinson (Himself), Ruby Dee (Rae Robinson), Minor Watson (Branch Rickey), Louise Beavers (Jackie's mother)
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