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I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.

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
Boos
Choke
Baseball
Hear
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I don't care what the situation was, how high the stakes were - the bases could be loaded and the pennant riding on every pitch, it never bothered Whitey. He pitched his game. Cool. Craft. Nerves of steel.
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Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't feel that one strikeout was going to end the season for us.
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You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat.
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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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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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Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?
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I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth, but now I guess I know how he felt.
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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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The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.
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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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Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.
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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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To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.
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I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.
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