“This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.” YearsHomeRunningBaseballLeagueHittingHome Run Author:Mickey Mantle
“In 1961 somebody could've hit a home run to win the game and the next day the headline was about the M&M boys not hitting a home run. But everyone was real good about it. Instead of getting mad they joked about it.” RealHomeRunningNextGamesWinningBoysBaseballMadHittingNext DayHeadlinesHome Run Author:Mickey Mantle
“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.” IfsFeelsKindPlayStealingHitting Author:Mickey Mantle
“Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.” RunningRomanceEasySportsToughBaseballBallsBasesHittingYankeesNew York Yankees 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
“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
“If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.” IfsCareersDressesRoseHittingSingles 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
