A Quote by Johnny Bench

I spent every bit of my money to try and get a Mickey Mantle card, and I don't have one. Growing up in Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle was my idol. And here I am, and I'd go pick cotton to have enough money, and I'd buy all of these packs, and I'd chew all of the gum, and I'd never find a Mickey Mantle card.

Johnny Bench

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Johnny Bench
American - Athlete
Born: December 7, 1947

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

Bob Costas

In Naples, Fla., I met a self-made man, a multimillionaire, whose round penthouse apartment is home to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Henry Moore, and Mickey Mantle. He had purchased the most coveted items auctioned by the Mantle family at Madison Square Garden in December 2003.

Jane Leavy

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

Peter Ueberroth

He (Mickey Mantle) has it in his body to be great.

Casey Stengel

I have to give Mays one edge, durability. Mickey isn't sound and Willie is. Otherwise, if I had a chance to trade for either player, I'd pick Mantle.

Gabe Paul

Ladies and gentlemen, the great number seven, Mickey Mantle.

Mel Allen

And that one is gone. A home run for Mickey Mantle! How do you like that?

Mel Allen

In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having become only the 12th player in history to earn baseball's gaudiest jewel. In 1956, he had finally fulfilled the promise of his promise, batting .353, with 52 homers and 130 RBIs. Everybody loved Mickey.

Jane Leavy

If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.

Carl Yastrzemski

On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.

Nellie Fox

Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.

Yogi Berra

Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.

Bert Campaneris

I love Mickey Mantle. Would I have felt the same if I had known when I was eight years old what I know now?

Billy Crystal

I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never would have seen in previous years.