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If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.

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
Dresses
Rose
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Wear
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Pete
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Singles
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Hitting
Dress

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Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.
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After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
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I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!
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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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