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I never understood how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world, but now I understand.

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
Luckiest
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Dying
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I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.
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Hey man! Get away from me!
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