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
cancer exercise diagnosis
It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.
cancer thinking challenges
Everything's the same; I'm living with cancer and it's not going to stop me. But until you really test yourself and challenge yourself, I don't think you quite know.
cancer stronger phrases
I am stronger than I thought I was. My favorite phrase has been 'This too shall pass.' I now understand it really well.
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.
cancer fighting time-management
It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.
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It was almost like walking into a department store that had been left alone for decades,
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I'm speechless. To work for a company like Disney that believes in community and came up with the idea and saying, 'We want to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast.' Knowing it's very important to many people here, my family included, since we helped start the one in the Pass. And a million and half dollars is gonna go a long way. It's a nice start, great start.
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There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at any early age before he's developed, before his hand is big enough to grip the ball correctly, will damage his arm.
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I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy.
Now I don't put things in the boxes anymore. I'm just focusing on right now.
I've still got it. I refuse to lose.
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It is something that is called MDS. It is a rare blood disorder that affects the bone marrow. I'm going to beat this. My doctors say it and my faith says it.
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My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the right people to play and then pray a lot.
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There has been a lot of progress, but there is still much that needs to be done, and so while you need to celebrate the progress, and the things that are moving forward, you can't lose sight of all the work that needs to be done. I look around and I see that there is less debris, but I see that there is still debris that needs to be cleared.