“He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a switch-hitter if I was going to play.” IfsYearsPlayUsedHappenedBaseballManagers Author:Mickey Mantle
“Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.” IfsPlayerBaseballRoof Author:Mickey Mantle
“I never got to see the '27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would've been a great series if we'd have had the chance to play them.” IfsThinkingPlayChanceTeamBaseballSeriesYankees Author: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.” IfsKnowsHomeHappensBrotherBaseballBallsCentsTwinsRocketsTwin Brother Author: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.” IfsYearsTwoGuyCareersFiveMetsBaseballFive YearsTwo Guys Author: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.” IfsKnowsWantLooksLinesCareersBaseballBottomBottom LineBetter Me Author:Mickey Mantle
“My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I could change one thing that would be it.” IfsWould BeFeltOne ThingRegretBaseballLifetimeAverageIf I Could Author:Mickey Mantle
“If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.'” IfsSaidTodayDoorsBaseballYankeesStadiumsYankee Stadium Author:Mickey Mantle
“It gave me a second chance. I'd like everybody to have a second chance if they need it, so I'm trying to let people know how important it is to become an organ donor.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsTryingImportantChanceKnow HowBaseballOrgansSecond ChanceDonorsOrgan Donor 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
“Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'” IfsTryingSaidHomeRunningBaseballPlatesHome RunHitting Home Runs Author:Mickey Mantle
“If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress.” IfsCareersDressesRoseHittingSingles Author:Mickey Mantle
“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.” IfsThinkingKnowsHas BeensSometimesBodyMightSportsNaturalAbilityBrainKnow HowPlayerMight Have BeenGamerNatural Ability Author:Mickey Mantle
“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.” IfsWorldGamesLinesPicksBaseballSeriesPitcherWorld Series Author:Mickey Mantle
