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My name is not 'The Best Player in Baseball.' My name is George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.

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As long as I have fun playing, the stats will take care of themselves.
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The last time I put on this uniform (Cincinnati), I think I was eight, for a father-son game.
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Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?
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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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The other guys, all they have to do is use their big butts and big python arms to hit homers. Me, I'm the little guy in the group. People always root for the little guy.
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My dad (Ken Griffey) would have bopped me on the head when I was a kid if I came home bragging about what I did on the field. He only wanted to know what the team did.
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I remember when I was a kid being called names, including the 'n' word. The first time that happened, it really bothered me. But most of the people I dealt with were all white. Most of my close friends were white.
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Its a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it.
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I think social media has allowed the players to be able to say things that maybe didn't come out right the first time and say what they really meant. I think that it keeps people fair and honest.
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Talk to people. Go another way. Don't kill yourself. It ain't worth it and I'm a great example. No matter how bad it seems at the time, work your way through it. Who knows how your life is going to turn out?
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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 run any faster. I just ran as fast as I could.
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