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Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Texas
Mickey Charles Mantle
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