Mr. Rickey, I wasn't thinking. I didn't think.

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

You can hear this line at 01:00:31.196 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Your parents came to this country from Italy and were allowed to work as free people.

- And yet you, a child and beneficiary of that freedom, want to deny the same opportunity to an American whose parents, and grandparents and great-grandparents have been in this country for 200 years. Is that right?

- How about you, Dolby? Would you have the courage to strip to the waist and tell Robinson that to his face, here, behind closed doors?

- Tell him to his face that he can't play on the same ball team with you? Tell him you're not gonna let him earn his living as a ballplayer?

- Answer me, sir!

- Mr. Rickey, I wasn't thinking. I didn't think.

- And that, sir, explains why your teammates call you Iron Head.

- Yes, sir.

- Karpen, you have been in baseball a long time.

- Do you wanna play on the Dodgers with Robinson?

- No, sir, I don't.

- Will you play with Robinson?

- I'd rather not, sir.

- Would you like to have your contract transferred to another club?

- Yes, sir. I would.

- I may accommodate you, sir.

[...]

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The Jackie Robinson Story Sound Clip

The Jackie Robinson Story Poster

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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