The Mick
A source page for quotes linked to Mickey Mantle.
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“They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing.”
Source: The Mick
“To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.”
Source: Whitey and Mickey: A Joint Autobiography of the Yankee Years
“I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.”
“His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.”
“The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.”
“I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter.”
“Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.”
“My views are just about the same as Casey's.”
Source: Whitey and Mickey: A Joint Autobiography of the Yankee Years
“Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren't playing happy.”
“Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.”
“This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.”
“The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.”
“It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.”
Source: The Mick
“I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.”
“The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees.”
“The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.”
Source: The Mick
“There are two kinds of people. There are leaders and there are followers. And I'm a follower.”
“You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.”