I Haven't Had The Time To Say,

People Say I Stole A Lot Of Bases. I Stole The Bases For A Reason. I Crossed The Plate.

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 Making Contact. So I Give Him A Lot Of Credit For Changing My Game And Making Me The Player I Became. He Showed Me How To Work On Me And My Game, And Not Worry About Patterning Myself After Someone Else And Focusing On What They Were Capable Of Doing Rather Than What I Was Capable Of Doing.

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.

Today I Am The Greatest Of All Time.

This Is Rickey Calling On Behalf Of Rickey. Rickey Wants To Play Baseball.