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Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Dallas
Texas
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Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.
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The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.
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I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
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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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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 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 don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.
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The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.
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He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
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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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It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.
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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.
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Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?
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To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.
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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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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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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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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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This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.
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He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.
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