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Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy.

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Mickey Charles Mantle
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I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!
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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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The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.
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I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.
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I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.
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Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.
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All I had was natural ability.
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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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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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If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.'
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This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.
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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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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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The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.
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I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.
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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.
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After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
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