Rickey Henderson Quotes
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Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.
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I'm a Hall of Famer and I'm still fighting for it because I love the game and I love to play.
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I love talking about baserunning.
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I don't think I ever got proper credit about being smart about the game.
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My journey as a player is complete.
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I did so many things that made me a threat.
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I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.
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Once you can accept failure, you can have fun and success.
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You have to keep running. I always believed I was going to be safe.
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The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.
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To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame.
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I wanted to be a part of something special and contributing to the launch of a new league was very exciting to me.
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If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.
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If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.
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I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the Series.
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I can't find a job. It makes me crazy.
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I'm disappointed about how my career ended.
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My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best.
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In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.
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My impact on the game was going out there and making things happen.
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You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game.
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I love playing this game and every spring training feels like the first.
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I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop.
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I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'