184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

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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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    Watch the old man. Watch how the old man keeps the guys who aren’t playing happy.

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    When I’m hitting, I’d play for nothing. When I’m not, any kind of money I receive makes me feel as if I’m stealing.

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    I don’t care what the situation was, how high the stakes were – the bases could be loaded and the pennant riding on every pitch, it never bothered Whitey. He pitched his game. Cool. Craft. Nerves of steel.

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    To get a better piece of chicken, you’d have to be a rooster.

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    There are two kinds of people. There are leaders and there are followers. And I’m a follower.

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    Casey didn’t easily forgive a guy who got doubled up on a hit-and-run play. He didn’t see any reason why the runner couldn’t take a quick glance back toward the plate to make sure the ball was hit safely.

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