Latest Rickey Henderson Quotes from Interviews

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• When I was growing up, my favorite player was Reggie Jackson - and I never got the opportunity to get an autograph from Reggie. I was so frustrated. I mean, he was my idol. And I couldn't get no autograph. I would go through punishment waiting on him (after games) because he was always the last guy to come out. And I would go back home with no autograph.

  Rickey Henderson

  Growing Up, Home, Mean

• I told myself that if I ever make it to the big leagues that I would be the one to appreciate the fans. Take a little time out to sign autographs and shake their hands and say hello to them.

  Rickey Henderson

  Hands, Appreciate, League

  Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• A good friend of mine took me out and had me hit off a tee. He made me understand what was my strike zone and - with my speed - the importance of making contact. So I give him a lot of credit for changing my game and making me the player I became. He showed me how to work on me and my game, and not worry about patterning myself after someone else and focusing on what they were capable of doing rather than what I was capable of doing.

  Rickey Henderson

  Good Friend, Player, Games

  "AN Interviews Rickey Henderson". Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• I don't think some of the players understand what the people are about. The people are coming out to show you their appreciation of the game, and the player that you are.

  Rickey Henderson

  Appreciation, Player, Thinking

  Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• I don't think I could have dreamt it up any better than how things went, of being at my peak at just the right time, and have everything go my way.

  Rickey Henderson

  Thinking, Way, My Way

  Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• I patterned myself after Reggie Jackson. I wanted to have that same swing and hit some homeruns. When I was down in A-ball, I was trying to be Reggie Jackson and I was striking out all the time. And I was like, 'This isn't the way Reggie is doing it, so I got to change.'

  Rickey Henderson

  Swings, Trying, Balls

  Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• I have always had fun playing the game of baseball because I loved it so much.

  Rickey Henderson

  Baseball, Fun, Games

  Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• It's always exciting that you can rub elbows with some of the greatest players who have ever played the game, and just being around the "family" again from baseball.

  Rickey Henderson

  Baseball, Player, Games

  Interview with Donald Marquez, www.athleticsnation.com. May 7, 2012.

• When I was a little-leaguer, I was sort of famous for stealing bases - and it started only because my mom wanted to be sure where I was in the afternoons. Mom always used to say, "If you don't come home dirty, you didn't play a baseball game." So I always tried to get in a situation where I had to slide so that I could go home dirty.

  Rickey Henderson

  Mom, Baseball, Dirty

  Source: business.highbeam.com

• Nothing's impossible for Rickey. You don't have enough fingers and toes to count out Rickey.

  Rickey Henderson

  Toes, Impossible, Enough

  "Rickey Henderson – Razzball Interview". Interview with Rudy Gamble, razzball.com. December 26, 2008.

• Rickey was never motivated by stats. He was motivated by numbers. Wins, runs, steals.

  Rickey Henderson

  Running, Winning, Numbers

  "Rickey Henderson – Razzball Interview". Interview with Rudy Gamble, razzball.com. December 26, 2008.