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I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.

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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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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It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.
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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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His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.
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I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.
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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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Hey man! Get away from me!
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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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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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Those people don't know how tough that really was.
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All I have is natural ability.
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The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.
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Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been.
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I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth, but now I guess I know how he felt.
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Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.
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He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.
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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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Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.
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