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...foregone conclusion. Rickey Henderson, baseball's greatest leadoff hitter ever, was elected into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 12 on his first ballot with 94.8 percent of the total vote. The sport's all-time leader in stolen bases and runs scored, Henderson is as well known for his oversized ego and his tendency to refer to himself in the third person as for his undeniable talent. He will be formally inducted into the Hall in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 26. (See TIME's Top 10 Sports Moments...
...Leads the sport in stolen bases (1,406), by almost fifty percent more than the second-best base stealer, former Cardinal Lou Brock (938). Leads the sport in runs scored (2,295) and leadoff homers (81), and has the second-most walks ever (2,190). Holds the record for most bases stolen in a single season...
...Broke the stolen base record on May 1, 1991. In a speech to the crowd, Henderson declared himself "the greatest of all-time," a comment that further solidified his reputation for arrogance...
...phrases he said, 'I'm the greatest.' So I said, If I ever break the record, I want to say 'I'm the greatest' out of respect for Muhammad Ali. It had nothing to do with baseball." - On his famous utterance on breaking the stolen base record, Baseball Digest...
...Rickey Rally - a walk, two stolen bases and a sacrifice fly - was purist baseball at its best. Scoring runs, after all, is baseball's bottom line, and no one's better at it than Rickey." - Allen St. John, sportswriter, Salon.com...