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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.
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
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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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Those people don't know how tough that really was.
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Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.
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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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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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His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.
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I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
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The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.
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