The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I never got to see the '27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would've been… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say,… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?'… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me every day after school in the… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself! — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
When I first came to Yankee Stadium I used to feel like the ghosts of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were walking… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
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… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
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 Copy Share
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share
