Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been.
Mickey Mantle quote The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.
Mickey Mantle quote I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
Mickey Mantle quote Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.
Mickey Mantle quote 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.
Mickey Mantle quote After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
Mickey Mantle quote My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me everyday after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.
Mickey Mantle quote Biography
Athlete, 1931-95