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People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate.

Rickey Henderson

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Rickey Henderson
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 25
Baseball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Rickey Henley Henderson
Man of Steal
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I have to play baseball to make me happy. I have to be an athlete. But when it's all said and done, I'll be a normal father. A normal-type house man.
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If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.
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I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop.
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I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.
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I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'
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People always ask me why I still want to play, but I want to know why no one will give me an opportunity. It's like they put a stamp on me: 'Hall of Fame. You're done. That's it.' It's a goddamn shame.
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