Speeches and me don't get along sometimes. It is kind of like putting a tie too tight on my neck. I'm going to do whatever feels right..

I don't think I could have dreamt it up any better than how things went, of being at my peak at just the right time, and have everything go my way..

A good friend of mine took me out and had me hit off a tee. He made me understand what was my strike zone and - with my speed - the importance of mak….

People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate..

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

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. ….

To all the kids out there: Follow your dream. Believe in your dream. Because dreams do come true..

I love talking about baserunning..

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 arrog….

I don't think some of the players understand what the people are about. The people are coming out to show you their appreciation of the game, and the….

Rickey doesn't have albums, Rickey has CDs..

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

Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo..

Nothing's impossible for Rickey. You don't have enough fingers and toes to count out Rickey..

I was stealing all the bases, and when you had to go to arbitration they said, 'You know, only the big boys make the money.' So I got to try and figu….

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

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

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

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 a….

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.….

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