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There only have been two people on this earth that I was nervous around: Chet Atkins and Mickey Mantle. It's because of the respect I have for them. — Charley Pride

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

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

It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face. — Mickey Mantle

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

Mickey Mantle was baseball. — Bob Costas

I wanted to throw my glass at the TV. — Mickey Mantle

I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter. — 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 want me to sign it?' — Mickey Mantle

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

No man in the history of baseball had as much power as . No man. — Mickey Mantle

Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit. — 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 was better. — Mickey Mantle

His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade. — Mickey Mantle

The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know. — Mickey Mantle

You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run. — Mickey Mantle

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do. — 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

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew. — Mickey Mantle

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio. — Mickey Mantle

And that one is gone. A home run for Mickey Mantle! How do you like that? — Mel Allen

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

The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees. — Mickey Mantle

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

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, the great number seven, Mickey Mantle. — Mel Allen

Hey Mantle, you win. You're the worst. — Mickey Mantle

All I have is natural ability. — Mickey Mantle

It's what you're worth. — 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

The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same. — Mickey Mantle

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

I have to give Mays one edge, durability. Mickey isn't sound and Willie is. Otherwise, if I had a chance to trade for either player, I'd pick Mantle. — Gabe Paul

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

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

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

This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting. — Mickey Mantle

Thank God for baseball. — Mickey Mantle

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

Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything. — Mickey Mantle

As far as he knew, I was dying. — Mickey Mantle

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

It was all I lived for, to play baseball. — Mickey Mantle

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

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

The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams. — Mickey Mantle

Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy. — Mickey Mantle

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball. — Peter Ueberroth

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

He said to play louder. He can't hear you. — Mickey Mantle

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

At my best I was as good as anyone. — Mickey Mantle

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

Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them. — Mickey Mantle

Billy copied Casey to a 'T.' — Mickey Mantle

It was the single greatest feat I ever saw. — 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

What did you say, Joe? — Mickey Mantle

Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him. — Mickey Mantle

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

Hey man! Get away from me! — Mickey Mantle