The war set us back a little.

1
2
3
4
5

[ 0 ]

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

You can hear this line at 00:21:45.284 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Good. You'll need one.

- 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.

- Me, play for Montreal?

- I want to win pennants, and we need ballplayers.

- The war set us back a little.

- So three years ago, the Brooklyn Dodger management decided to scout untapped sources of supply. Mexico, Cuba, all the Latin American countries, and our own country, too. That right, Clyde?

- From coast to coast.

- 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?

- If I got the chance.

- There's more here than just playing. I wish it just meant runs and hits and errors, the things you can see in a box score.

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

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.

Well, I don't know what kind of a man I am, Reverend, but I think I'm a pretty good ballplayer.

And now, here's the moment everyone's been waiting for. This big crowd is silent and tense as Jackie stands there at the plate.

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)

[Amazon link] #ad

Latest Movie Sound Bites

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
526 Sounds / Quotes

The Hunt for Red October
940 Sounds / Quotes

Black Belt Jones (1974)
458 Sounds / Quotes

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
478 Sounds / Quotes

DuckTales: The Movie (1990)
563 Sounds / Quotes

Poll

MOVIE-SOUNDS.ORG - Download and listen to lines and quotes from movies which can be used as ringtones. A movie phrases and sayings search engine.

All the movie sound clips on this site are just short samples from the original sources, in mp3, wav or other popular audio formats. The copyrighted, unlicensed movie samples are shorter in comparison to the original movie. Samples do not exceed 10 seconds or less than 1% of the length of the original movie, which is shorter. All the sounds retain their original copyright as owned by their respective movie production companies (read the full disclaimer and disclosures)

Contact | Privacy policy