#am

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? ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#because #believed #cocky #dedicated #does

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

— Rickey Henderson

#base #great #greatest #i #i am

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

#best #chose #dream #football #get

My impact on the game was going out there and making things happen. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#going #happen #impact #making #out

To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#could #important #important thing #me #most

You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#ballplayers #being #best #category #close

Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end, you're actually doing more damage to your children by trying to hot-house them. It's far better to remain a calm parent. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#any #better #busy #calm #children

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#i #like #quality #time

I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#blonde #characters #disturbing #get #glamorous

It's odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isn't what you thought it was. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#avenue #because #get #i #i think