184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

If I knew I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said "sure, every time".

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

I never knew how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world. But now I understand.

If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.

The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.

Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.