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I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

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
Sports
Fighting
Whatever
Play
Army
Baseball
Fight

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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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The strain on Roger (Maris) was unbelievable. After I dropped out the reporters only had one guy to go to. They surrounded him everywhere he went. He had big clumps of hair falling out. That he went ahead and did it was unbelievable.
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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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Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy.
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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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He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.
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The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.
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I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.
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