Baseball Quote by Mickey Mantle

“I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.”

Mickey Mantle

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

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I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.

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

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Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.

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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…

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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…

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

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

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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…

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Hey man! Get away from me!

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After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt…

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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.

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