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Mickey Mantle Quotes

Mickey Mantle quotes

American Athlete October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995

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Mickey Mantle quote: "It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game..."
It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it..."
I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun..."
Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball. Mickey Mantle
Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been. Mickey Mantle
Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball. Mickey Mantle
As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that..."
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer. Mickey Mantle
Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying..."
Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.' Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability."
I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as..."
Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was. Mickey Mantle
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So..."
When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang..."
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle quote: "You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of..."
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. Mickey Mantle

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