Rickey Henderson Quotes

Even the slowest guy can go from first to third and help win a ballgame.
Rickey Henderson

I love playing this game and every spring training feels like the first.
Rickey Henderson

Love, Game, Spring

I'm a Hall of Famer and I'm still fighting for it because I love the game and I love to play.
Rickey Henderson

Love, Game, Play

Once you can accept failure, you can have fun and success.
Rickey Henderson

Success, Failure, Fun

Certain guys, they can see a guy do a certain thing with their glove and know what pitch is coming. I couldn't do that. But I can get on first base and I can tell you by his move if that pitcher is going to first base or home plate every time.
Rickey Henderson

Time, Home, Tell

I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.
Rickey Henderson

Ready, Steal, Anytime

I can't find a job. It makes me crazy.
Rickey Henderson

Crazy, Job, Find

I did so many things that made me a threat.
Rickey Henderson

I don't think I ever got proper credit about being smart about the game.
Rickey Henderson

Smart, Game, Credit

I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the Series.
Rickey Henderson

Great, Made, Players

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.
Rickey Henderson

Happy, Father, Baseball

I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'
Rickey Henderson

Time, Baseball, Says

I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.
Rickey Henderson

Playing, Colorful, Uniform

I love talking about baserunning.
Rickey Henderson

I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop.
Rickey Henderson

Love, Time, Game

I wanted to be a part of something special and contributing to the launch of a new league was very exciting to me.
Rickey Henderson

Special, Wanted, Exciting

I'm disappointed about how my career ended.
Rickey Henderson

If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.
Rickey Henderson

Game, Baseball, Done

If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.
Rickey Henderson

Fame, Numbers, Compatible

In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.
Rickey Henderson

Baseball, Eyes, Whole

Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant?
Rickey Henderson

Game, Mean, Playing

Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.
Rickey Henderson

Great, Today, Greatest

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.
Rickey Henderson

Best, Hurt, Mother

My impact on the game was going out there and making things happen.
Rickey Henderson

Game, Happen, Making

My journey as a player is complete.
Rickey Henderson

Journey, Player, Complete

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: December 25, 1958

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