Mickey Mantle

Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?

— Mickey Mantle

He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.

— Mickey Mantle

Those people don't know how tough that really was.

— Mickey Mantle

The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.

— Mickey Mantle

You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.

— Mickey Mantle

Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.

— Mickey Mantle

“If I knew I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.”

— Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.

— Mickey Mantle

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every…

— Mickey Mantle

You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.

— Mickey Mantle

I never got to see the '27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would've been…

— Mickey Mantle

The only sure rule in golf is he who has the fastest cart never has to play the bad lie.

— Mickey Mantle

A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up.…

— 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,…

— Mickey Mantle

I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest…

— Mickey Mantle

After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same.

— Mickey Mantle

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?'…

— Mickey Mantle

Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by…

— Mickey Mantle

Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They…

— Mickey Mantle

People say Yogi (Berra) is a strange guy, and I've heard Yogi say some funny things. But he has a beautiful wife,…

— Mickey Mantle

I can't play any more. I can't hit the ball when I need to. I can't steal second when I need to.…

— Mickey Mantle

The strain on Roger (Maris) was unbelievable. After I dropped out the reporters only had one guy to go to. They surrounded…

— Mickey Mantle

All the ballparks and the big crowds have a certain mystique. You feel attached, permanently wedded to the sounds that ring out,…

— Mickey Mantle

As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen…

— Mickey Mantle

The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.

— Mickey Mantle

Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases.

— Mickey Mantle

Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?

— Mickey Mantle

I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter.

— Mickey Mantle

Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.

— Mickey Mantle

The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.

— Mickey Mantle

You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.

— Mickey Mantle

I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.

— Mickey Mantle

I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.

— Mickey Mantle

The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.

— Mickey Mantle

Every time I see his name (Dean Chance) on a lineup card, I feel like throwing up.

— Mickey Mantle

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

— Mickey Mantle

If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!

— Mickey Mantle

Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours.

— Mickey Mantle

If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.

— Mickey Mantle

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

— Mickey Mantle