Rickey Henderson Quotes About Home

Quotes about: Home

• Oakland is home, and you always want to go home. Anytime you get the chance, you're happy to go home.

  Rickey Henderson

  Baseball, Home, Oakland

• 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

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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

• Certain guys, they can see a guy do a certain thing with their glove and know what pitch is coming. I couldn't do that. But I can get on first base and I can tell you by his move if that pitcher is going to first base or home plate every time.

  Rickey Henderson

  Moving, Home, Guy

• I was stealing all the bases, and when you had to go to arbitration they said, 'You know, only the big boys make the money.' So I got to try and figure out how to hit a home run, too.

  Rickey Henderson

  Running, Home, Boys

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