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
The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same. — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Ou don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
