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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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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Dallas
Texas
Mickey Charles Mantle
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The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.
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All I had was natural ability.
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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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A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
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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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It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.
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People say Yogi (Berra) is a strange guy, and I've heard Yogi say some funny things. But he has a beautiful wife, he's rich, and he's famous. I don't see anything strange about that.
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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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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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His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.
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Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy.
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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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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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Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.
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Those people don't know how tough that really was.
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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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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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Hey man! Get away from me!
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He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.
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