Mickey Mantle

“If I knew I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.”

“You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat.”

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

“After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.”

“I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.”

“Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said "sure, every time".”

“If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!”

“A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”