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Rickey Henderson Biography

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is an American retired professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed "The Man of Steal", he is widely regarded as baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds the major league records for career stolen bases, runs, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs. At the time of his last major league game in 2003, the ten-time American League (AL) All-Star ranked among the sport's top 100 all-time home run hitters and was its all-time leader in base on balls. In 2009, he was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot appearance.

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I have always had fun playing the game of baseball because I loved it so much.

Baseball, Fun, Game, Games

Don't worry, Rickey, you're still the best.

Rickey, Stills, Worry

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

Baseball, Body, Eye, Train

Somehow, I've been blessed to be able to have the young spirit inside - not feel like every year I get a year older. I feel like every year I get a year younger. I don't wake up in the morning with aches and pains.

Blessed, Morning, Older, Pain, Younger

I'm disappointed about how my career ended.

Career, Careers, Disappointed, Ended

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

Colorful, Like, Oakland, Uniform, Uniforms

When I was a little-leaguer, I was sort of famous for stealing bases - and it started only because my mom wanted to be sure where I was in the afternoons. Mom always used to say, "If you don't come home dirty, you didn't play a baseball game. " So I always tried to get in a situation where I had to slide so that I could go home dirty.

Baseball, Come, Dirty, Mom, Situation

Today I am the greatest of all time.

All Time, Baseball, Greatest, Time, Today

Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em.

Breakfast, Eggs, Ems, Grit, Rickey, See

I'm a walking record.

Record, Records, Walking

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

Ballgame, Firsts, Guy, Help, Slowest, Winning

I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the (World) Series.

Player, Players, Series, Want, World

I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.

Anytime, Base, Ready, Steal, Stealing, Stills

Well, Rickey's not one of them, so that's 49 percent right there.

Dumb, Percent, Right, Sports, Wells

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

Came, Continue, Game, Games, Time, Wanted

I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.

Book, Four, Record, Records, Three, Times

The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.

Birth, Certificate, Firsts, Henley, Name, Names

When I was growing up, my favorite player was Reggie Jackson - and I never got the opportunity to get an autograph from Reggie. I was so frustrated. I mean, he was my idol. And I couldn't get no autograph. I would go through punishment waiting on him (after games) because he was always the last guy to come out. And I would go back home with no autograph.

Come, Favorite, Growing Up, Guy, Home, Mean

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

Baseball, Retirement, Retiring, Time

The only thing I wish I could figure out is how I got misunderstood regarding the type of person I really am and what I accomplished. . . 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? People who played against me called me cocky, but my teammates didn't. I brought attention, fear.

Accomplished, Arrogant, Cocky, Dedicated, Games, Mean

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