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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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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Hey man! Get away from me!
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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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He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
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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 thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.
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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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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 Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?
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Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.
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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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I had it all and blew it.
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I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
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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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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 biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.
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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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Every time I see his name (Dean Chance) on a lineup card, I feel like throwing up.
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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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The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.
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