Oh, I'm not complaining, it's just that I don't want to burden a fair ballplayer with the responsibilities of a superman.

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

You can hear this line at 00:57:15.158 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- And we've got Burwell at second base.

- That's fine, Branch. That's wonderful. All our fans want him.

- Besides, I think they're making too much out of an ordinary ballplayer, don't you think, Clay?

- He led the league in hitting'.

- Mmm... Minor League.

- And we won the Little World Series, too.

- Oh, I'm not complaining, it's just that I don't want to burden a fair ballplayer with the responsibilities of a superman.

- Of course, Jackie might hit big league pitching.

- But suppose he did come up. How do we know that he could... Well, that he wouldn't get out of hand? How do we know?

- You don't have to worry none about that boy. He is the greatest competitor I ever saw. And what's more, he's a gentleman.

- Well I'm glad to hear it.

- Bring it right here, right through you to me. Right in the face with it. That's close, But not close enough.

- Here it is. Right here. Right there. Right through the middle. That's close enough. Send it back.

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But I am certain that I, and other Americans of many races and faiths, have too much invested in our country's welfare to throw it away or to let it be taken from us.

I'm not fooled because I've had a chance open to very few Negro Americans, but I do know that democracy works for those who are willing to fight for it, and I'm sure it's worth defending.

Trouble? The only trouble I'm worried about is ground balls to my right.

That's just like you. The first thing on top is your glove. What are you gonna do with it? -I don't know. Don't know if I'll ever do anything with it again.

And every eye in this stadium is on that boy, anxious, as Jackie stands there waiting for that first pitch.

The Jackie Robinson Story Sound Clip

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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