Off Base: Confessions of a Thief
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“Rickey was never motivated by stats. He was motivated by numbers. Wins, runs, steals.”
“Nothing's impossible for Rickey. You don't have enough fingers and toes to count out Rickey.”
“I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop.”
“If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.”
“I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.”
“I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the (World) Series.”
“If they're going to pay me like [Mike] Gallego, I'm going to play like Gallego.”
“I have always had fun playing the game of baseball because I loved it so much.”
“If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.”
“Well, Rickey's not one of them, so that's 49 percent right there.”
“Today I am the greatest of all time.”
Source: Off Base: Confessions of a Thief
“You have to keep running. I always believed I was going to be safe.”
“In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.”
“I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'”
“Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.”
“Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo.”
“This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.”
“Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em.”
“The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.”
“People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate.”
“To all the kids out there: Follow your dream. Believe in your dream. Because dreams do come true.”