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Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy.
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When I'm hitting, I'd play for nothing. When I'm not, any kind of money I receive makes me feel as if I'm stealing.
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I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That's how we found out.
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You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.
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If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket.
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He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
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I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.
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