184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

You hit .350 you’re a leader. You hit .250 and you’re not.

Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing’s ever been as fun as baseball.

Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he’d jump off with them.

A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up. But when I saw it wasn’t I dropped him back down.

This year I’d rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.

Today’s Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they’re out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.

Of course, I didn’t tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn’t happen.

Don’t do as I did. I’m living proof of how not to live.

I never got to see the ’27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would’ve been a great series if we’d have had the chance to play them.