But that undercuts the heroism of Robinson , which is not just that he played well .
Was a gentleman in the face of unthinkable racial abuse , but that Robinson was a symbol of both owning our troubled past , and overcoming it .
But that undercuts the heroism of Robinson , which is not just that he played well and was a gentleman in the face of unthinkable racial abuse , but that he was a symbol of both owning our troubled past , and overcoming it .