Mickey Mantle Quotes

Top 86 wise famous quotes and sayings by Mickey Mantle

  1. Home
    2. ›
  2. Mickey Mantle Quotes

Mickey Mantle Famous Quotes & Sayings

Discover top inspirational quotes from Mickey Mantle on Wise Famous Quotes.

Mickey Mantle quotes: The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run. The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.
Mickey Mantle quotes: You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not. You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.
Mickey Mantle quotes: He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at shortstop. He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at shortstop.
Mickey Mantle quotes: It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face. It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball. Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.
Mickey Mantle quotes: No man in the history of baseball had as much power as . No man. No man in the history of baseball had as much power as . No man.
Mickey Mantle quotes: My views are just about the same as Casey's. My views are just about the same as Casey's.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do. I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.
Mickey Mantle quotes: To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer. To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I don't care who you are, you hear those boos. I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too. I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.
Mickey Mantle quotes: You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run. You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.
Mickey Mantle quotes: The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know. The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.
Mickey Mantle quotes: His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade. His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit. Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio. I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.
Mickey Mantle quotes: We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back. We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter. I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I wanted to throw my glass at the TV. I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
Mickey Mantle quotes: 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 want me to sign it?' 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 want me to sign it?'
Mickey Mantle quotes: 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 was better. 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 was better.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy. Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Hey man! Get away from me! Hey man! Get away from me!
Mickey Mantle quotes: I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight. I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance! I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!
Mickey Mantle quotes: The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same. The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.
Mickey Mantle quotes: After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same. After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same.
Mickey Mantle quotes: It's what you're worth. It's what you're worth.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I had it all and blew it. I had it all and blew it.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I never understood how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world, but now I understand. I never understood how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world, but now I understand.
Mickey Mantle quotes: All I have is natural ability. All I have is natural ability.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love. I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Hey Mantle, you win. You're the worst. Hey Mantle, you win. You're the worst.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Every time I see his name (Dean Chance) on a lineup card, I feel like throwing up. Every time I see his name (Dean Chance) on a lineup card, I feel like throwing up.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now? Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?
Mickey Mantle quotes: Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew. Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.
Mickey Mantle quotes: You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one. You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours. Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours.
Mickey Mantle quotes: The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees. The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees.
Mickey Mantle quotes: You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth. You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That's how we found out. I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That's how we found out.
Mickey Mantle quotes: The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game. The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.
Mickey Mantle quotes: If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time. If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I guess you could say I'm what this country is all about. I guess you could say I'm what this country is all about.
Mickey Mantle quotes: What did you say, Joe? What did you say, Joe?
Mickey Mantle quotes: He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie. He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.
Mickey Mantle quotes: The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams. The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.
Mickey Mantle quotes: When I first came to Yankee Stadium I used to feel like the ghosts of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were walking around in there. When I first came to Yankee Stadium I used to feel like the ghosts of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were walking around in there.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live. Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.
Mickey Mantle quotes: A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
Mickey Mantle quotes: You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat. You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat.
Mickey Mantle quotes: If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket. If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket.
Mickey Mantle quotes: It was all I lived for, to play baseball. It was all I lived for, to play baseball.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me? Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?
Mickey Mantle quotes: As far as he knew, I was dying. As far as he knew, I was dying.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything. Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.
Mickey Mantle quotes: If I hadn't met those two guys (Billy Martin and Whitey Ford) at the start of my career, I would have lasted another five years. If I hadn't met those two guys (Billy Martin and Whitey Ford) at the start of my career, I would have lasted another five years.
Mickey Mantle quotes: The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record. The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Thank God for baseball. Thank God for baseball.
Mickey Mantle quotes: This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting. This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.
Mickey Mantle quotes: They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing. They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing.
Mickey Mantle quotes: A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up. But when I saw it wasn't I dropped A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up. But when I saw it wasn't I dropped him back down.
Mickey Mantle quotes: If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress. If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Those people don't know how tough that really was. Those people don't know how tough that really was.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part. Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.
Mickey Mantle quotes: There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them. There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said "sure, every time". Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said "sure, every time".
Mickey Mantle quotes: It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life. It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.
Mickey Mantle quotes: 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. 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 quotes: Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was. Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing. I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.
Mickey Mantle quotes: When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered. When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.
Mickey Mantle quotes: To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster. To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability. I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.
Mickey Mantle quotes: It was the single greatest feat I ever saw. It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been. Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him. Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Billy copied Casey to a 'T.' Billy copied Casey to a 'T.'
Mickey Mantle quotes: Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them. Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.
Mickey Mantle quotes: He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie. He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie.
Mickey Mantle quotes: If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself! If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!
Mickey Mantle quotes: The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium. The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.
Mickey Mantle quotes: At my best I was as good as anyone. At my best I was as good as anyone.
Mickey Mantle quotes: I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was. I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.
Mickey Mantle quotes: He said to play louder. He can't hear you. He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
Mickey Mantle quotes: Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen. Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.

Famous Authors

Popular Topics

Authors | Topics | About | Contact | Policy | Sitemap

Copyright © 2024 Wise Famous Quotes. All Rights Reserved.