184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

I was prepared to pay $15,000 for the passport. ... He was the greatest guy in the world. When you met him, everyone loved him. He was a fun guy.

But god-damn, to think you're a .300 hitter and end up at .237 in your last season, then find yourself looking at a lifetime .298 average - it made me want to cry.

There's nobody like him, ... He has one plan, and that's to go up with the idea of getting a hit.

He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at shortstop.

The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.

Those people don't know how tough that really was.

What did you say, Joe?

If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket.

You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.