184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

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    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.

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    Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

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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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    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.

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    I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'

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    A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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