“Barry Bonds was like Joe Namath or Muhammad Ali. He could make a statement and go out and back it up. Not a lot of guys can do that. In fact, managers usually cringe when guys make statements about what they're going to do. In Barry's case, I liked it. I think he did it on purpose to motivate himself. In a lot of ways, it's easy for Barry. I think he needs a little controversy around him.” ThinkingWayNeedsLittlesFactsPurposeGuyEasyCan DoCasesStatementsManagersControversyMuhammadCringe Author:Jim Leyland
“We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules.” NeedsFirstsSpecialExampleBiggerEntitledVeteranPaychecksOur Veterans Author:Jim Leyland
“I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.” BookThreeRecordsFour Author:Rickey Henderson
“It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another paragraph in all the baseball books. I'm already in the books three or four times.” BookThreeChanceFourHonorBaseballParagraphNolanStrikeouts Author:Rickey Henderson
“Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.” TodayStealers Author:Rickey Henderson
“Rickey got a big ranch. Rickey got a big bull. Rickey got horses. Rickey got chickens and everything. And Rickey got a 20-gallon hat.” BigsHorseHatsChickensBullsGallons Author:Rickey Henderson
“This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.” WantPlayCallingBaseballBehalf Author:Rickey Henderson