Rickey Henderson Quotes

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• Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does…
• In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.
• I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'
• 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…
• I have to play baseball to make me happy. I have to be an athlete. But when it's all said and done, I'll be a…
• I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.
• It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another paragraph in all…
• Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.
• Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo.
• Rickey got a big ranch. Rickey got a big bull. Rickey got horses. Rickey got chickens and everything. And Rickey got a 20-gallon hat.
• This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.
• Don't worry, Rickey, you're still the best.
• Rickey doesn't have albums, Rickey has CDs.
• Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em.
• The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.
• When you're a kid, you want to be a millionaire.
• People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate.
• To all the kids out there: Follow your dream. Believe in your dream. Because dreams do come true.
• Somehow, I've been blessed to be able to have the young spirit inside - not feel like every year I get a year older. I…
• Even the slowest guy can go from first to third and help win a ballgame.

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