- Tell me, Jackie... What do you think would actually happen if you were to get out on a white baseball field?
- I don't know. They might call me names. They might even beat me up.

— Himself (Jackie Robinson)

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

You can hear this line at 00:28:13.985 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Yes. I'm a ballplayer, Reverend.

- I've just learned that the Brooklyn Dodgers have been scouting Negro ballplayers, for a couple of years.

- And Mr. Rickey thinks I'm good enough to...

- Well, Reverend, it just means that a colored man will be able to play in the same field with a white man, for the first time.

- Who goes out to these ballparks, Jackie? Just white men?

- No. Anybody can buy a ticket, Reverend. Colored or white.

- Tell me, Jackie... What do you think would actually happen if you were to get out on a white baseball field?

- I don't know. They might call me names. They might even beat me up.

- I don't mean what would happen to you, Jackie. I mean what would happen to the colored people?

- Might start fights. Might even start a riot.

- That's true.

- On the other hand, every step forward for our people has started a fight somewhere. For the time being, anyhow.

- This is a big thing you have to decide, Jackie. And not just for you alone. It's a big thing for the whole colored people.

- I know. That's why I came to you for help.

[...]

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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.
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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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