“After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.” EnoughHomeRunningFeltSportsHabitBaseballBasesPitcherHome RunFamous BaseballSportsmanshipFunny BaseballBaseball HittingHitting Home RunsBaseball PitcherSportsman Spirit Author:Mickey Mantle
“As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.” YearsLastsSportsPlayerConcernedBaseballBallsCreditDuesErasFifteenFifteen YearsFamous BaseballBall Players Author:Mickey Mantle
“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.” YearsMeanSportsPlayerFiguresBaseballSeasonsBallsSevenAverageAthleteMotivational SportsHittingBatsInspirational SportsSeven YearsBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballBaseball GamesMotivational Inspirational SportsAthlete MotivationalFunny BaseballGreat BaseballShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsBall GamesShort Motivational SportsAwesome SportsInspirational BaseballPlaying BaseballMotivational BaseballPlaying SportsBaseball HittingFavorite SportsMlbGreatest BaseballFunny Inspirational SportsBall PlayersBaseball HistoryBaseball Season Author:Mickey Mantle
“All I have is natural ability.” NaturalAbilityBaseballFamous BaseballNatural Ability Author:Mickey Mantle
“My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me every day after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.” SchoolLeftTaughtDadBaseballMy DadGrandfatherHittingYardsMy GrandfatherBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballBaseball GamesAfter SchoolLeft HandedBaseball HittingLeftiesBaseball Coach Author:Mickey Mantle
“Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.” WellsWholeFunSportsBaseballWhole LifeFamous BaseballBaseball LifeYankees BaseballBaseball And LifeCenter Fielders Author:Mickey Mantle
“It was all I lived for, to play baseball.” PlaySportsBaseballFamous BaseballPlaying Baseball Author:Mickey Mantle
“I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” YearsPlayerBaseballBallsSevenMotivational SportsHittingInspirational SportsSeven YearsBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballBaseball GamesMotivational Inspirational SportsAthlete MotivationalFunny BaseballGreat BaseballShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsBall GamesShort Motivational SportsAwesome SportsInspirational BaseballPlaying BaseballMotivational BaseballPlaying SportsBaseball HittingFavorite SportsMlbGreatest BaseballFunny Inspirational SportsBall PlayersBaseball History Author:Mickey Mantle
