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All I have is natural ability.

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
Baseball Player
Dallas
Texas
Mickey Charles Mantle
Natural
Baseball
Ability

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All I had was natural ability.
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Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.
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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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It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.
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The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.
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I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.
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I can't play any more. I can't hit the ball when I need to. I can't steal second when I need to. I can't go from first to third when I need to. I can't score from second when I need to. I have to quit.
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He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at shortstop.
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I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
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I had it all and blew it.
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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I could change one thing that would be it.
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There are two kinds of people. There are leaders and there are followers. And I'm a follower.
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Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They get tired of them and mail them to me. I'll go in there and read them, and you know what? They might as well be about (Stan) Musial and (Joe) DiMaggio, it's like reading about somebody else.
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If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.'
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His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.
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Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.
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If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.
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It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.
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