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It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.

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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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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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The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.
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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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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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What did you say, Joe?
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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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All I have is natural ability.
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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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A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Hey man! Get away from me!
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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 wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
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All I had was natural ability.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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