Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle, nicknamed "The Commerce Comet" and "The Mick", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseballcareer with the New York Yankees as a center fielder and first baseman, from 1951 through 1968. Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers, and is regarded by many as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 October 1931
CitySpavinaw, OK
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.
There are two kinds of people. There are leaders and there are followers. And I'm a follower.
You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.
I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.
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.
I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.
It's what you're worth.