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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
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Rickey Henderson
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 25
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Rickey Henley Henderson
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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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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.
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I have always had fun playing the game of baseball because I loved it so much.
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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.
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When you're a kid, you want to be a millionaire.
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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 like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.
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I can't find a job. It makes me crazy.
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If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.
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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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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.
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Don't worry, Rickey, you're still the best.
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