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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
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Not what you're expecting. Jackie is a complex and principled man, and baseball is just part of the story. Well worth the read.
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Less than half the book actually deals with Robinson's baseball career; the rest details his troubled family life and his business and political dealings after retiring from baseball, from the problems of his son Jackie Jr., who conquered a serious drug addiction only to die in a car accident in 1971, to Robinson's work with the NAACP and his relationships with figures like Martin Luther King, Nelson Rockefeller, and Richard Nixon.
Robinson's story is frequently disturbing, but always illuminating, and I came away with a profound respect for a man who suffered many hardships in his life but who spoke his mind and did what he thought was right. This is essential reading for anyone who is interested in baseball.
Robinson's story is frequently disturbing, but always illuminating, and I came away with a profound respect for a man who suffered many hardships in his life but who spoke his mind and did what he thought was right. This is essential reading for anyone who is interested in baseball.
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I did not realize he lived such a full life off the baseball field. A truly fascinating guy
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This book is about more than Jackie Robinson's career as a baseball player, it is about his journey through life. This book means an awful lot to me, and I re-read it every few years.
I enjoyed the first half of the book which talked about how he overcame the color barrier in baseball, his career, and how he handled opposition and mistreatment throughout his career.
I could have done without the second half which talked about his political involvement after his retirement from baseball.
I could have done without the second half which talked about his political involvement after his retirement from baseball.