Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.
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The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.Mickey Mantle
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
I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.
Mickey Mantle
I had it all, and I blew it. Shortly before dying from cancer and other complications ofalcoholism.
Mickey Mantle
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
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.
Mickey Mantle
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