Baseball Quotes by Mickey Mantle · Page 2

I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.

— Mickey Mantle

No man in the history of baseball had as much power as . No man.

— Mickey Mantle

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

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

I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.

— Mickey Mantle

The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.

— Mickey Mantle

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you…

— Mickey Mantle

Ou don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.

— Mickey Mantle

The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees.

— Mickey Mantle

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

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

— Mickey Mantle

The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.

— Mickey Mantle

I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.

— Mickey Mantle

I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest…

— Mickey Mantle

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

It's what you're worth.

— Mickey Mantle

Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.

— Mickey Mantle

Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours.

— Mickey Mantle

He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a…

— Mickey Mantle

It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.

— Mickey Mantle

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

I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving…

— Mickey Mantle

The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.

— Mickey Mantle

If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!

— Mickey Mantle

What did you say, Joe?

— Mickey Mantle