All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our hat to him. Because he made the game available to guys like me.

Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career.

I used to tell Jackie (Robinson) sometimes when they were throwing at him, 'Jackie, they aren't throwing at you because you are black. They are throwing at you because they don't like you.

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.