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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
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Rickey Henderson
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 25
Baseball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Rickey Henley Henderson
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I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.
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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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When you're a kid, you want to be a millionaire.
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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.
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Rickey doesn't have albums, Rickey has CDs.
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I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.
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I love talking about baserunning.
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If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.
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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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Nothing's impossible for Rickey. You don't have enough fingers and toes to count out Rickey.
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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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The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.
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All I'm asking for is what I want.
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People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate.
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Rickey got a big ranch. Rickey got a big bull. Rickey got horses. Rickey got chickens and everything. And Rickey got a 20-gallon hat.
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Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo.
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