On May 1st, 1991, Rickey Henderson surpassed Lou Brock as baseball’s career stolen base leader with his 939th steal as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-4.

I have written a lot about Rickey here because he deserves it. He was that great.

Rickey got a bad rap when he broke Lou Brock’s record for Stolen Bases. This was because people did not see Rickey’s whole speech. So, to set record straight, here is a YouTube clip of Rickey’s speech.

Enjoy!