Ballplayer Quote by Nellie Fox

Ty Cobb was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned, we were all damn Yankees. But who knows, if…

— Sam Crawford

I spent every bit of my money to try and get a Mickey Mantle card, and I don't have one. Growing up in Oklahoma,…

— Johnny Bench

I won't look online. The whole fan thing makes me self-conscious, which is not to say I don't appreciate it or understand it. If…

— David Duchovny

If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.

— Carl Yastrzemski

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

— Peter Ueberroth

Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions.…

— Al Kaline

Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very…

— Keith Hernandez

He (Mickey Mantle) has it in his body to be great.

— Casey Stengel

In Naples, Fla., I met a self-made man, a multimillionaire, whose round penthouse apartment is home to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Henry Moore, and…

— Jane Leavy

Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey Mantle hit…

— Reggie Jackson

I need someone to be like, 'I can beat Bert in a marathon.' And then my Mickey Mantle genes will kick in and I'll…

— Bert Kreischer

Ladies and gentlemen, the great number seven, Mickey Mantle.

— Mel Allen

I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never…

— Ted Williams

Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it's a deal.

— Branch Rickey

I had talked for years about doing a restaurant with Rocky Dudum, who's been my friend since I first came to San Francisco. Then…

— Willie McCovey