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title: "5 Billy Quotes By Mickey Mantle"
description: "5 Billy quotes by Mickey Mantle. Plus more from Mickey Mantle and more Billy sayings from other authors."
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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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_billy-martin-was-a-great-one-for-jokes-h_401585.jpg)

> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_billy-martin-wasn-t-afraid-of-anything-6_674753.jpg)

> [A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/a-body-came-flying-out-and-landed-at-my-feet-at-first-i-thought-it/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_a-body-came-flying-out-and-landed-at-my_902095.jpg)

> [Billy copied Casey to a 'T.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/billy-copied-casey-to-a-t/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_billy-copied-casey-to-a-t-2730163_2730163.jpg)

> [I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/i-never-saw-him-fight-i-never-saw-billy-fight/)

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

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## Other authors on Billy

## 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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