Players Knew Quotes by Mickey Mantle

To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.

— Mickey Mantle

I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.

— Mickey Mantle

I guess you could say I'm what this country is all about.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Mickey Mantle

My views are just about the same as Casey's.

— Mickey Mantle

He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie.

— 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…

— Mickey Mantle

Hey man! Get away from me!

— 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…

— 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.

— Mickey Mantle