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 Read Quote
I don’t want to be one of those great players who never made it to the Series. Rickey Henderson Read Quote
People recognize me – but if you’ve been in the public eye as long as I have and people don’t recognize you, I feel bad about myself. Rickey Henderson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game. Rickey Henderson Read Quote
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 Read Quote