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
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.
right-now
I have never been happier, or healthier, than I am right now.
growing venture comfort
Venture outside your comfort zone. To stop growing is to stop living.
overcoming life-is accomplish
Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.
believe moving grateful
I’m grateful I had the strength to fight. It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come, especially when you are flat on your back and don’t know if you’re going to see tomorrow. I’m no Pollyanna, but I believe optimism is a choice — a muscle that gets stronger with use. Right foot, left foot…just keep moving.
optimism stronger use
Optimism is a muscle that gets stronger with use.
loss missing tragedy
Life provides losses and heartbreak for all of us-but the greatest tragedy is to have the experience and miss the meaning.
cancer fighting time-management
It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.
thinking stronger littles
We are all a little bit stronger than we think we are.
Don is the one who can straighten this out immediately.
beautiful years league
Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk.
hurt truth-hurts oh-well
Oh well, the truth hurts, doesn't it?
believe fine
I cannot believe how fine I am with being bald.
thinking order way
You have to CHANGE the way you THINK in order to CHANGE the way you FEEL