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...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...
...Muhammad Ali was my idol, and in one of his 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...
...interior of the country, many of which now have populations in the millions. Factory complexes were built in these same areas. As long as demand for output moved up, the labor forces in these regions grew. China created its own middle class which made and consumed goods at record rates...
...more fraught it sounded, until it was delivered not just with his signature shoulder-hunching emphasis but with a kind of protestation that seemed to carry the full weight of his historic fall from nearly 90% approval ratings after 9/11 to his current tally of less than 30%, a record low. (Read "The Bush Presidency, Eight Years Later...