later on scored. On his way back to his dugout, Robinson yelled, “I guess my cousin is pretty happy now” (62). However, if looked at from another angle, it can be said that Robinson turned his anger into something positive…a run. Quite honestly, Robinson was just being straightforward about how he felt, another facet of agreeableness.Jackie Robinson realized that he had to try extra hard to succeed in life and in his career. However, his main goal was to be treated like a ballplayer, and not picked out or treated special because of his race. Robinson proved his belief in trust in other people when he realized that he had finally gained the respect of people in the sport of baseball, including the umpires. When he was thrown out of the game for misconduct, Robinson explained, “He didn’t pick on me because I was black. He was treating me exactly as he would any ballplayer who got on his nerves” (88).Robinson was constantly thinking about others; he was very tender-minded. During his years playing baseball, Robinson was known for worrying about other people’s injuries, such as Pee Wee Reese’s sore foot or Gil Hodges’ batting slump. Many times, Robinson thought about the needs of others before his own, sometimes forcing him to think aggressively. For this reason, Robinson did not totally support Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas. He wasn’t able to accept non-violent responses to violence provoking attacks. As he put it, “My immediate instinct under the threat of physical attack to me or those I love is instant defense and total retaliation” (223). Although Robinson mostly demonstrated agreeable traits, he was at times forced to act otherwise.Conscientiousness is a very positive trait for someone to possess. Jackie Robinson scored relatively high on this trait, a total of 105. Throughout his life, Robinson demonstrated competence, dutifulness, achieveme...
