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- You're up next. Get on deck.
- Yes, sir.

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

You can hear this line at 00:44:58.566 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, I guess he's got the jitters.

- Anybody can make an error.

- That was an awfully easy chance.

- Well, as the poet said, To err is human.

- And Jackie Robinson proved himself indeed a mortal man in the first inning by booting that easy play, permitting Jersey City's first run.

- But the game is young, fans, and so is Jackie.

- You're up next. Get on deck.

- Yes, sir.

(Crowd booing) (2)

- Play ball!

- 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.

- He's a right-handed batter, you know, stands well back in the box, feet wide apart. Very good form.

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

[...]

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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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