Ken Griffey, Jr. Quotes

Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?

You lose, you smile, and you come back the next day. You win, you smile, you come back the next day.

To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments.

As long as I have fun playing, the stats will take care of themselves.

My dad (Ken Griffey) would have bopped me on the head when I was a kid if I came home bragging about what I did on the field. He only wanted to know what the team did.

My name is not 'The Best Player in Baseball.' My name is George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.

The other guys, all they have to do is use their big butts and big python arms to hit homers. Me, I'm the little guy in the group. People always root for the little guy.

I knew unless I got stopped I was going to go all the way. I don't know if I can run any faster. I just ran as fast as I could.

Its a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it.

If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself.

The last time I put on this uniform (Cincinnati), I think I was eight, for a father-son game.

This is something I dreamed about as a little kid, being back in my hometown (Cincinnati) where I watched so many great players.

I think social media has allowed the players to be able to say things that maybe didn't come out right the first time and say what they really meant. I think that it keeps people fair and honest.

He's (Jack McKeon) been around baseball for twenty-plus years. He knows what it takes to be a manager. I hope he gets the chance.