Rickey Henderson Quotes - Page 2

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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

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• 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.

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• The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.

  Rickey Henderson

  Names, Firsts, Birth

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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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• 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.

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• If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.

  Rickey Henderson

  Numbers, People, Looks

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• 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

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• 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 the baseball books. I'm already in the books three or four times.

  Rickey Henderson

  Baseball, Book, Honor

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• I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.

  Rickey Henderson

  Stealing, Ready, Stills

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• I can't find a job. It makes me crazy.

  Rickey Henderson

  Jobs, Crazy, I Can

  "A Rickey Reunion?". Interview with Susan Slusser, www.sfgate.com. May 18, 2007.

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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.

  Rickey Henderson

  League, Special, Exciting

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• 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.

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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 that mean I'm arrogant?

  Rickey Henderson

  Cocky, Mean, Games

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• 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.

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• Listen: People are always saying, 'Rickey says Rickey.' But it's been blown way out of proportion. People might catch me, when they know I'm ticked off, saying, 'Rickey, what the heck are you doing, Rickey?' They say, 'Darn, Rickey, what are you saying Rickey for? Why don't you just say, 'I?' But I never did. I always said, 'Rickey,' and it become something for people to joke about.

  Rickey Henderson

  People, Might, Way

  "Rickey rules". Interview with Dennis Manoloff, www.cleveland.com. July 25, 2009.

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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.

  Rickey Henderson

  Opportunity, Player, Games

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• I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'

  Rickey Henderson

  Baseball, Retirement, Retiring

  "A Rickey Reunion?". Interview with Susan Slusser, www.sfgate.com. May 18, 2007.

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• In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.

  Rickey Henderson

  Baseball, Eye, Body

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• My journey as a player is complete.

  Rickey Henderson

  Player, Journey, My Journey

  Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech, delivered 26 July 2009, Cooperstown, OH

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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.

  Rickey Henderson

  Mom, Baseball, Football

  Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech, delivered 26 July 2009, Cooperstown, OH

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• Speeches and me don't get along sometimes. It is kind of like putting a tie too tight on my neck. I'm going to do whatever feels right.

  Rickey Henderson

  Ties, Speech, Necks

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• I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the (World) Series.

  Rickey Henderson

  Player, World, Want

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• The only thing I wish I could figure out is how I got misunderstood regarding the type of person I really am and what I accomplished.

  Rickey Henderson

  Cocky, Mean, Games

  "Rickey rules". Interview with Dennis Manoloff, www.cleveland.com. July 25, 2009.

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