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
If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.
All the ballparks and the big crowds have a certain mystique. You feel attached, permanently wedded to the sounds that ring out, to the fans chanting your name, even when there are only four or five thousand in the stands on a Wednesday afternoon.
Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.
Every time I see his name (Dean Chance) on a lineup card, I feel like throwing up.
You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.
The biggest thrill I ever had was in 1969, when they held day at Yankee Stadium.
To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.
I had it all and blew it.
Whenever someone says something Billy doesn't agree with, he doesn't listen very long.