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The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.

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
Hitter
Williams
Baseball
Saws
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It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.
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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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You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.
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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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I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.
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I don't care what the situation was, how high the stakes were - the bases could be loaded and the pennant riding on every pitch, it never bothered Whitey. He pitched his game. Cool. Craft. Nerves of steel.
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Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.
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The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.
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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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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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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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I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.
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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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When I'm hitting, I'd play for nothing. When I'm not, any kind of money I receive makes me feel as if I'm stealing.
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He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
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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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Hey man! Get away from me!
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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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As far as he knew, I was dying.
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