184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

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.

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

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!

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

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.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

All I had was natural ability.

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?'

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.