Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part. — 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
A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up.… — 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
Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
If I hadn't met those two guys (Billy Martin and Whitey Ford) at the start of my career, I would have lasted… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of people. There are leaders and there are followers. And I'm a follower. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
In 1961 somebody could've hit a home run to win the game and the next day the headline was about the M&M… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Casey didn't easily forgive a guy who got doubled up on a hit-and-run play. He didn't see any reason why the runner… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
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.… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I don't care what the situation was, how high the stakes were - the bases could be loaded and the pennant riding… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
People say Yogi (Berra) is a strange guy, and I've heard Yogi say some funny things. But he has a beautiful wife,… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
The strain on Roger (Maris) was unbelievable. After I dropped out the reporters only had one guy to go to. They surrounded… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
