Somehow, I've been blessed to be able to have the young spirit inside - not feel like every year I get a year older. I feel like every year I get a year younger. I don't wake up in the morning with aches and pains.

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.

The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name.

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.

Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em.

I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'

I wanted to be a part of something special and contributing to the launch of a new league was very exciting to me.