It was the single greatest feat I ever saw. by Mickey Mantle

It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.

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I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!

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Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours. by Mickey Mantle

Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours.

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I played seven years without ever hitting the ball. by Mickey Mantle

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

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I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me,... by 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.

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The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run. by Mickey Mantle

The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.

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Those people don't know how tough that really was. by Mickey Mantle

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

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What did you say, Joe? by Mickey Mantle

What did you say, Joe?

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Butcher boy, damn it, butcher boy. by Mickey Mantle

Butcher boy, damn it, butcher boy.

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After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same.

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Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't feel that one strikeout was going to end the season for us.

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After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.

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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.

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Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there e... by Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.

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I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too. by Mickey Mantle

I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.

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Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit. by Mickey Mantle

Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.

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The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at... by Mickey Mantle

The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.

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To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could e... by Mickey Mantle

To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.

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Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me? by Mickey Mantle

Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?

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Billy copied Casey to a 'T.' by Mickey Mantle

Billy copied Casey to a 'T.'

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This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in... by Mickey Mantle

This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.

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