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I had it all and blew it.

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
Blew
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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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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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As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.
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It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.
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Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.
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If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.
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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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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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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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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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I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
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I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.
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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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