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Mickey Mantle
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“I feel better than I have in years—no leg problems at all. But if I'm to get three more home runs, I'm afraid I'll have to get them right-handed. I don't know what's the matter. I've lost my confidence from that side. I've always been a better right-handed hitter than left, but it wasn't until recently that I really got into a left-handed slump. I just don't seem able to pull the trigger, hitting left-handed. I have no excuse for it. It's not my legs or anything. The ball just gets up to me before I know it.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking after Game 2 of the 1960 World Series, regarding his worsening left-handed batting woes—in particular, as regarded his chances of breaking Babe Ruth's World Series HR mark of 15; as quoted in "Mantle Figures He…
“When you reach the major leagues, it's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In The Quality of Courage (October 1964) by Mantle and Robert Creamer, p. 42.
“He was like a father to me, and I mean that. My dad died after I had been with the Yankees a year and I guess Casey felt it was up to him to bring me up right. He kept me when I wasn't ready for the big leagues. He had confidence in me. He taught me to think, to play hard from the first pitch to the last.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1965 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Mickey Mantle, an interview in depth" by Joe Reichler, in The Boston Globe (March 21, 1965)
“I figured that once I got past 40, that was all behind me. If I knew that I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: After being treated for a bleeding ulcer, regarding the false sense of security stemming from never having contracted the that killed his father before the age of 40; as quoted in "Schedule Blamed for Mantle Illness" by…
“That horse had better win. I saw George get on the plane with an automatic.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On 's entry, Eternal Prince; as quoted in "Baseball Has a Double Standard for Beer Companies" (May 4, 1985)
“Later on they tend to get longer than they really were.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "IT'S OUTTA HEEERRE!!! : A New Generation of Sluggers Invites Tape-Measure Comparisons" by Ross Newhan, in The Los Angeles Times (Monday, July 21, 1986)
“No one hit the ball harder than Frank Howard. He was the strongest I ever saw. I saw him hit a line drive off Whitey Ford at the stadium that Whitey actually jumped for, it was hit that low. It ended up hitting the speakers behind the monuments in dead center. I told Whitey later that it was lucky he didn't catch it because it would have drug him to death.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we were choosing sides and every player was in the pool, my first pick would be Whitey Ford and my second would be Ted Williams. Beyond that there would be just too many and I'd be afraid of leaving somebody out. Besides, with Whitey on the mound and Williams in the lineup, we'd still beat just about anybody.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked "to choose the ideal team he would field if he had to win game," with "the stipulation that he confine his choices to one-time teammates and rivals"; as quoted in The Greatest Team of All Time: As Selected by…
“That would be Sandy Koufax, even though he was in the National League and I didn't have to face him very much. Among American League lefties I'd have to pick Herb Score before he got hurt. From the right side, no question: Dick Radatz of the Red Sox. I once read in a Dallas newspaper that he struck me out 45 times. If he wasn't the toughest, I don't want to remember who was.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked asked to name the toughest pitcher he ever faced; as quoted in The Greatest Team of All Time (1994), p. 121.
“The most underrated guy is the one who will do absolutely anything to win a game. The two who come to mind immediately are Billy Martin and Pete Rose.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Greatest Team of All Time (1994), p. 121.
“He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed without citation in Young, David. Breakthrough Power for Golfers: A Daily Guide to an Extraordinary Life, Wind Runner Press, 2011. p. 189.
“I'd never show up a pitcher by standing in the batters box and watching how far the ball goes like a lot of players do now. But it made me feel good to know I could hit a ball longer than anyone else. It tickled the hell out of me. It was like playing in a golf tournament and hearing all the ohhs and ahhs when you hit a good drive. I mean, every time I swung at it I was trying to hit it longer than the time before. I'm sure that was why I struck out so much, but I'd get a kick out of it. Poor Casey would get so mad. He'd say, "Hey butcher boy, just make contact." But he couldn't get me to change. In fact, Whitey told me just last year that I'd shut my eyes just before I lunged.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source