J.C. Watts: “Jackie Robinson said, Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstands just…”

“Jackie Robinson said, Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstands just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life. Mr. Robinson did not waste his life. He inspired the lives of others. He carried the weight of the world on his shoulders on April 15, 1947, to make America better. He carried the weight of the world on his shoulders in order to raise the conscious level of the American people concerning injustices of our great Nation at the time, and because Jackie Robinson became better, not bitter, he challenged us all to be our best. Mr. Speaker, I urge unanimous support for this resolution.”