When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.
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Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'Mickey Mantle
Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.
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I had it all, and I blew it. Shortly before dying from cancer and other complications ofalcoholism.
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Mr. Mantle, do you have any observations with reference to the application of antitrust laws to baseball.
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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.
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Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.
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