Ricky Henderson still believes he can compete in the MLB at the ripe age of 46 and he isn?t quitting anytime soon. Baseball?s career leader in runs and stolen bases bats leadoff for the San Diego Surf Dawgs at the moment, but he continues to work toward a return to the big-time.
"I like to tell all the guys that have all these comments, come out and see me play. Don't sit in an office. Come and see the 40-year-old guy play. Then you can judge me on that. Then you can see what I can do, how I can move around. I'm not that 40-year-old guy that barely can move. I can run with anybody out there. I can run with anybody up there," he said, referring to the big leagues.
"I don't have certain things I've got to prove to baseball. I did everything in baseball that a young man or anybody in the major leagues dreamed of doing in the major leagues," said Henderson, considered the greatest leadoff hitter ever. "That ain't my issue. My issue is just playing the game and enjoying the game and wondering why you did so much in the major leagues and they won't give you the opportunity to finish up in the major leagues."
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