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title: "2 Benches Quotes By Mickey Mantle"
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> [After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/after-a-play-in-the-field-casey-would-turn-to-the-players-on-the/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

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> [There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/there-were-things-that-would-irritate-casey-but-trying-too-hard-or/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

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## Other authors on Benches

- [John Wooden 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benches/john-wooden/)

## More by Mickey Mantle

> [To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/to-get-a-better-piece-of-chicken-you-d-have-to-be-a-rooster/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/i-wanted-to-throw-my-glass-at-the-tv/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [I guess you could say I'm what this country is all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/i-guess-you-could-say-i-m-what-this-country-is-all-about/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/of-course-i-didn-t-tell-you-about-all-the-times-i-said-i-was-going-to/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/heroes-are-people-who-are-all-good-with-no-bad-in-them-that-s-the-way/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/if-you-want-to-know-who-was-better-me-or-willie-mays-you-have-to-look/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [My views are just about the same as Casey's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/my-views-are-just-about-the-same-as-casey-s/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/he-who-has-the-fastest-golf-cart-never-has-a-bad-lie/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/i-hated-to-bat-against-drysdale-after-he-hit-you-he-d-come-around/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [Hey man! Get away from me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/hey-man-get-away-from-me/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/after-i-hit-a-home-run-i-had-a-habit-of-running-the-bases-with-my/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/when-i-m-hitting-i-d-play-for-nothing-when-i-m-not-any-kind-of-money/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/a-team-is-where-a-boy-can-prove-his-courage-on-his-own-a-gang-is/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/his-fielding-leaves-you-wondering-then-he-steps-up-to-hit-and-all/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

> [Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/billy-martin-was-a-great-one-for-jokes-he-liked-to-play-a-joke-more/)

[Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/)

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