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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.

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
Felt
Baseball
Earth
Guess
Going
Stand
Men
Knew
Dies
Face
Faces
Luckiest
Often
Wondered

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All I had was natural ability.
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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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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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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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I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
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I had it all and blew it.
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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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