Griffey Quotes

#1. The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.

Tony La Russa

#2. Every little boy wanna pick up the mic,
And try to run with the big boys and live up to the real hype.
But that's like pickin up a ball, playin with Mike,
Swingin at Ken Griffey or challengin' Roy to a fight.

LL Cool J

#3. Joe Morgan was the one guy that absolutely put our team really over the top ... Then we had George Foster come in; Ken Griffey Sr. was as good a two-place hitter as there has ever been in the game, and Cesar Geronimo won four Gold Glove awards. I mean, how could you ask for a better team?

Johnny Bench

#4. He's not anybody's clone. He's Ken Griffey, Jr. As long as he continues to remind himself of that, he's going to be a very good player.

Chili Davis

#5. No matter what you do, people are gonna try to emulate you. Whether it's a dunk by Michael Jordan or a swing by Ken Griffey Jr., kids are doing the same things.

Curtis Granderson

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

Ken Griffey Jr.

#7. 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.

Ken Griffey Jr.

#8. Shirley and Griffey get along like a rattler and a parrot.

Jerry Coleman

#9. If Jones magically converted 50 outs a year into walks, presto: now he's Ken Griffey, Jr.

Baseball Prospectus

#10. I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. I've always known it was better to be seen and not heard.

Eric Davis

#11. I'm His girl. You don't mess with God's girl. I got a sign on my forehead that says: You better be nice to me, for my Father owns the world.

Gianna Jessen

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

Ken Griffey Jr.

#13. There are moments in my show that are very moving as well as amusing.

Klaus Nomi

#14. Its a game, and that's how I am going to treat it.

Ken Griffey Jr.

#15. Don't waste time. Avoid the company of wasteful people who lack the desire to achieve. Become assertive and action-oriented.

Archibald Marwizi

#16. Talk to people. Go another way. Don't kill yourself. It ain't worth it and I'm a great example. No matter how bad it seems at the time, work your way through it. Who knows how your life is going to turn out?

Ken Griffey Jr.

#17. 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.

Ken Griffey Jr.

#18. 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.

Ken Griffey Jr.

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

Ken Griffey Jr.

#20. Shall Earth no more inspire thee,
Thou lonely dreamer now?

Emily Bronte

#21. And, you know, you never really summon all of your strength until you know that there's no way back, no way to go but onward.

Kim Stanley Robinson

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

Ken Griffey Jr.

#23. I remember when I was a kid being called names, including the 'n' word. The first time that happened, it really bothered me. But most of the people I dealt with were all white. Most of my close friends were white.

Ken Griffey Jr.

#24. When (the Reds) won, we loved it because we ran into the locker room and touched all the bats and gloves and got some bubble gum and red pop. When they lost, we were upset because we didn't get the bubble gum and red pop.

Ken Griffey Jr.

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

Ken Griffey Jr.

#26. 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.

Ken Griffey Jr.

#27. 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.

Ken Griffey Jr.

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

Ken Griffey Jr.

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

Ken Griffey Jr.