Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson A Barrier Breaker

‘’Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.’’   This quote shows how he would never quit baseball.

I admire him because he inspired me too get better in sports and be as good as the others.

Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson) was the first colored men to play in the major baseball leagues. He is widely known for breaking racial barriers in sports, and opening the path for many other players. Today, in 2014 many black players entered the league. Like Alex Torres who plays with the rays. He was born on January 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo, Georgia. He had quite a hard childhood since he lived at the time of the segregation. He studied John Muir High School, and later on went to Junior Pasadena College. But he later on went to the University of California, Los Angeles. Before entering the major league, he played American football for the Honolulu Bears. His family was also quite known because his brother Mathew won silver medal to the 200 meter dash in 1936. In 1947 he entered the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the first black player to play in the major league. He had to face many threats to his family and kids, or other racist insults. In 1955, He led his team to the World Series and won it. He retired in 1957 with a batting average of 311. One of his famous quotes were  Unfortunately he died on October 24, 1972 in Connecticut. He died, But his fame continued.