"If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie……" — Ken Griffey, Jr.
"If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself."
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Ken Griffey, Jr.
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11 Quotes by Ken Griffey, Jr.
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Well, my dad (Ken Griffey) taught me that there's three parts. There's hitting, there's defense, and there's baserunning. And as…
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As long as I have fun playing, the stats will take care of themselves.
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My name is not 'The Best Player in Baseball.' My name is George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.
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My dad (Ken Griffey) would have bopped me on the head when I was a kid if I came home…
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The other guys, all they have to do is use their big butts and big python arms to hit homers.…
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When (the Reds) won, we loved it because we ran into the locker room and touched all the bats and…
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Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?
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I knew unless I got stopped I was going to go all the way. I don't know if I can…
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Its a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it.
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To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments.
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