Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts
Robin Evan Robertswas a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent the latter part of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 September 1926
CountryUnited States of America
dream goal tangible
Dreams are vague and far away. Goals are tangible and achievable.
doors answers
When fear knocks, let faith answer the door.
wall opportunity thinking
Things happen along the way in our path. Instead of looking at it as a wall that's being put up in front of us, look at it as as opportunity to scale new heights and to climb that wall - to see and do things you didn't think you were capable of.
determination discipline empowering
I was brought up with the 3 Ds: Determination, Discipline and Da Lord.
sports shapes cocktails
“You don't have to be in shape to bowl. It's the only sport where there's a way to signal for a cocktail waitress.”
inspirational knees shots
As I like to say, take the shot, even if your knees are shaking.
fearless latter fearful
You can be fearful or fearless...I chose the latter
grateful people stories
I want people to know there are infinite possibilities in life to be grateful for. I love that people feel comfortable coming up to me and telling me stories about things they have gone through.
cancer three lambs
Every now and again I just really have to have that steak or lamb chop. But yeah, B.C. - before cancer - I would eat red meat probably three or four times a week, easily. I am convinced that the amount of red meat I contributed to it.
taken people wigs
I've taken my cue from people here and from viewers, especially survivors-who said, 'When it's time to literally flip your wig, you'll know.'
believe thinking bears
There are those of us who believe out of that faith tradition that God never puts more on us than we can bear, and yet there are times, I think, particularly given what you were up against, that we have to question whether or not we have the capacity, the ability, the wherewithal, to actually endure it.
tragedy purpose behinds
The tragedy is not so much the experience that you're having. The tragedy is that we don't take the time to understand the meaning and purpose behind what we're going through.
good-things willing position
You have to be willing to put yourself in position for good things to happen
would-be want reason-why
There is no magical reason why I am where I am. And there is absolutely no reason why you can't be where you want to be. If it can happen for me, it can happen for you, too. And it would be a privilege for me to help you get there.