This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.

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

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

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?

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

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 figure out how to hit a home run, too.

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.