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It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.
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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Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They get tired of them and mail them to me. I'll go in there and read them, and you know what? They might as well be about (Stan) Musial and (Joe) DiMaggio, it's like reading about somebody else.
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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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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 always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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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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The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.
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To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.
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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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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 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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Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?
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Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?
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I had it all and blew it.
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There are two kinds of people. There are leaders and there are followers. And I'm a follower.
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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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Butcher boy, damn it, butcher boy.
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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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Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.
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