Top 115 Quotes & Sayings by Mickey Mantle - Page 2

It's what you're worth.

The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.

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

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

Hey man! Get away from me!

After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same.

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

Billy copied Casey to a 'T.'

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.

People say Yogi (Berra) is a strange guy, and I've heard Yogi say some funny things. But he has a beautiful wife, he's rich, and he's famous. I don't see anything strange about that.

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.

A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could be further from the truth.

You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.

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.

In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the better team lost. I was so disappointed I cried on the plane ride home.

Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours.

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.

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 was the single greatest feat I ever saw.

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.

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

I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.

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.

Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't feel that one strikeout was going to end the season for us.

He said to play louder. He can't hear you.

What did you say, Joe?

The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.

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

Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.

My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I could change one thing that would be it.

Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.

Hey Mantle, you win. You're the worst.

I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.

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

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.

I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.

I can't play any more. I can't hit the ball when I need to. I can't steal second when I need to. I can't go from first to third when I need to. I can't score from second when I need to. I have to quit.

It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

He who have the fastest cart never have to play a bad lie.

As far as he knew, I was dying.

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.

Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They get tired of them and mail them to me. I'll go in there and read them, and you know what? They might as well be about (Stan) Musial and (Joe) DiMaggio, it's like reading about somebody else.

Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.

Butcher boy, damn it, butcher boy.

I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.

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

There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them.

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

The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.

Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?

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

I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!