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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.
Rickey Henderson
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Rickey Henderson
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 25
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Chicago
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Rickey Henley Henderson
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Don't worry, Rickey, you're still the best.
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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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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.
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