History Awesome / FortyTwo

* Stansky doing what Jackie can't and marching her to Ben Chapman to shout at him for his racist taunts.

-->'''Herb:''' What?...What the hell is that supposed to mean?
-->'''Rickey:''' It means someday you're going to meet God, and when He inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer that its because he was a negro, ''it may not be a sufficient reply!''

--> '''Rickey:''' No. I want a player who's got the guts ''not'' to fight back.

* [[spoiler: ''"The Dodgers are going to the World Series!"'']]

* Peewee Reese, putting his arm around Robinson, and thanking him (Robinson) for giving Reese a chance to show his family who he is, as a man. What makes this awesome is this is done in front of Reese's "hometown crowd" in Cincinnati, Ohio. TruthInTelevision, as the photo of Reese's arm around Jackie is one of baseball's most iconic images.

* An entire movie-length one: Never, ''not once'', does Jackie ever retaliate. He wants to, he ''desperately'' wants to, but he ignores the bulk of it; when it does get under his skin, he manages to control himself. There are saints with less patience.

* Rickey was, in real life, famously [[RealMenLoveJesus known for his Biblical references]] and appeals to divinity. Even in his day, some of his friends found his rants annoying. However, Rickey's response to the owner of the Philadelphia Phillies' refusal to let his team play because Jackie Robinson is black leads to an ''awesome'' response.

-->'''Rickey:''' It means someday you're going to meet God...and when He inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer that its because he was a negro, ''it may not be a sufficient reply!''

* An entire movie-length one: Never, ''not once'', does Jackie ever retaliate. He wants to, he ''desperately'' wants to, but he ignores the bulk of it and when it does get under his skin he manages to control himself. There are saints with less patience.

-->'''Now, I don't care if he is yellow, or black, or has stripes like a fucking zebra. If Robinson can help us win,and everything I have seen says he can...then he is gonna play on this ball club! Like it, lump it, make your minds up to it, because he's coming!'''

-->'''Now, I don't care if he is yellow, or black, or has stripes like a ***ing zebra. If Robinson can help us win,and everything I have seen says he can...then he is gonna play on this ball club! Like it, lump it, make your minds up to it, because he's coming!'''

-->'''Rickey:''' It means someday you're going to meet God...and when He inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer is that its because he was a negro, ''it may not be a sufficient reply!''

-->'''Rickey:''' You think God likes baseball, Herb?

-->'''Rickey:''' You think God loves baseball, Herb?
-->'''Herb:''' What?...What, what the hell is that supposed to mean?

-->'''Herb:''' You've had a hell of a hair across your ass over this for a long time. And I'd like to know what it is you're trying to prove.

-->'''Rickey:''' It means someday you're going to meet God...and when He inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer is that it's because he was a negro, ''it may not be a sufficient reply!''

-->'''Herb: What?...What, what the hell is that supposed to mean?
-->'''Rickey:''' It means someday you're going to meet God...and when He inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer is that it's because he was a negro, '''it may not be a sufficient reply!''

* Jackie's EstablishingCharacterMoment, refusing to take gas for the team bus from a station that won't let them use the bathroom.

* The trailer and TV spots, set to Jay-Z's "Brooklyn Go Hard".

-->'''Cept when I run base, I dodge the pen''

* Peewee Reese, putting his arm around Robinson, and thanking him (Robinson) for giving Reese a chance to show his family who he is, as a man. What makes this awesome is this is done in front of Reese's "hometown crowd" in Cincinnati, Ohio.

* The trailer and TV spots, set to Jay-Z's "Brooklyn Go Hard". The refrain of "Brooklyn, we go hard, we go hard" played over Robinson hustling all over the bases is a great fit.

* The trailer and TV spots, set to Jay-Z's "Brooklyn Go Hard".

** A milder one occurs prior to that: Reese goes to Rickey and asks to sit out of the Cincinnati game because he received a threatening letter for associating with Robinson. In return, Rickey wordlessly turns around, then pulls out ''three file folders'' full of venomous death threats sent to Robinson.

* Peewee Reese, putting his arm around Robinson, and thanking him (Robinson) for giving Reese a chance to show his family who he is, as a man. What makes this awesome is this is done in front of Reese's "hometown crowd" in Cincinatti, Ohio.

* [[spoiler: ''"The Dodgers are going to the World Series!"'']]

--> '''Rickey:''' No I want a player who's got the guts ''not'' to fight back.

[[spoiler: ''"The Dodgers are going to the World Series!"'']]