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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
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Roosters
Yankees
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If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket.
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Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?
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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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All I have is natural ability.
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I had it all and blew it.
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He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
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I never got to see the '27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would've been a great series if we'd have had the chance to play them.
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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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My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me every day after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.
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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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The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.
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Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'
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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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Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.
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The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.
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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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His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.
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We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back.
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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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