The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It’s the only thing I know. — Mickey Mantle
To play 18 years in yankee stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer. — Mickey Mantle
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. — Mickey Mantle
Today’s little leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw — Mickey Mantle
The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It’s the only thing I know. — Mickey Mantle
Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else’s brain — Mickey Mantle
It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing all your life. — Mickey Mantle
I always loved the game, but when my legs weren’t hurting it was a lot easier to love. — Mickey Mantle