I Love Talking About Baserunning.

Nothing's Impossible For Rickey. You Don't Have Enough Fingers And Toes To Count Out Rickey.

I Have To Play Baseball To Make Me Happy. I Have To Be An Athlete. But When It's All Said And Done, I'll Be A Normal Father. A Normal-type House Man.

When I Was A Little-leaguer, I Was Sort Of Famous For Stealing Bases - And It Started Only Because My Mom Wanted To Be Sure Where I Was In The Afternoons. Mom Always Used To Say, "if You Don't Come Home Dirty, You Didn't Play A Baseball Game." So I Always Tried To Get In A Situation Where I Had To Slide So That I Could Go Home Dirty.

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 And I Can Tell You By His Move If That Pitcher Is Going To First Base Or Home Plate Every Time.

Oakland Is Home, And You Always Want To Go Home. Anytime You Get The Chance, You're Happy To Go Home.