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Mickey Mantle was a legendary American baseball player, born on October 20, 1931, and passed away on August 13, 1995. His achievements and influence in baseball made him one of the greatest players of the 20th century.

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Famous Mickey Mantle Quotes

“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.”

Knows Baseball Swings

Author: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.”

Knows Fame Baseball Halls Roger Hall Of Fame

Author:Mickey Mantle

“Those people don't know how tough that really was.”

People Knows Know How Tough Baseball

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.”

Ifs Knows Home Happens Brother Baseball Balls Cents Twins Rockets Twin Brother

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.”

Ifs Knows Want Looks Lines Careers Baseball Bottom Bottom Line Better Me

Author:Mickey Mantle

“I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth, but now I guess I know how he felt.”

Knows Men Earth Faces Dies Felt Know How Baseball

Author:Mickey Mantle

“I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.”

Knows Reason Seems Baseball

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.”

People Ifs Knows Needs Trying Important Chance Know How Baseball Organs Second Chance Donors Organ Donor

Author:Mickey Mantle

“Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They get tired of them and mail them to me. I'll go in there and read them, and you know what? They might as well be about (Stan) Musial and (Joe) DiMaggio, it's like reading about somebody else.”

Knows Wells Sometimes Whole Stories Home Might Kids Used Reading Tired Mail Dens

Author:Mickey Mantle

“It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.”

Knows Games Sports Baseball Unbelievable Playing Baseball

Book:The Quality of Courage

Source: The Quality of Courage

“The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.”

Knows I Can Play Sports Can Do Baseball Balls Playing Baseball

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.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Has Beens Sometimes Body Might Sports Natural Ability Brain Know How Player Might Have Been Gamer Natural Ability

Author:Mickey Mantle

About the Author

Born: October 20, 1931
Died: August 13, 1995
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 115

Books & Sources

The MickRelated source material

The Quality of CourageRelated source material

Whitey and Mickey: A Joint Autobiography of the Yankee YearsRelated source material

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