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title: "11 Billy Martin Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [If you approach Billy Martin right, he's Okay. I avoid him altogether.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-guidry/if-you-approach-billy-martin-right-he-s-okay-i-avoid-him-altogether/)

[Ron Guidry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-guidry/)

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> [There's a manager (Billy Martin) I could play for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/there-s-a-manager-billy-martin-i-could-play-for/)

[Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/)

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> [Billy Martin was a human tragedy, in the real sense of the words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/billy-martin-was-a-human-tragedy-in-the-real-sense-of-the-words/)

[Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/)

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> [Growing up my favorite coach was Billy Martin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/growing-up-my-favorite-coach-was-billy-martin/)

[Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/)

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> [Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That's because he just knocked them down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-bouton/lots-of-people-look-up-to-billy-martin-that-s-because-he-just-knocked/)

[Jim Bouton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-bouton/)

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> [Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/billy-martin-wasn-t-afraid-of-anything/)

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

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> [Playing for Billy Martin is like being married to him. Right now, we're all sleeping on the couch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-keough/playing-for-billy-martin-is-like-being-married-to-him-right-now-we-re/)

[Matt Keough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-keough/)

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> [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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> [If I hadn't met those two guys (Billy Martin and Whitey Ford) at the start of my career, I would have lasted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/if-i-hadn-t-met-those-two-guys-billy-martin-and-whitey-ford-at-the/)

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

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> [I never had an understanding of Billy Martin. I did not accept the way he managed me. I did not accept the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-never-had-an-understanding-of-billy-martin-i-did-not-accept-the-way/)

[Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/)

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> [People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/people-think-i-hate-billy-martin-i-don-t-i-hate-some-of-the-things-he/)

[Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/)

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