Mickey Mantle Quotes
It was all I lived for, to play baseball.
Topics
Competition
Teamwork
Sports Coaches, Sports Managers, Sports Owners, Coaching
Physical Fitness
Practice
Sportsmanship
Strategy
Personal Identity
Dedication
Main Focus
Play Baseball
Athletic Ability
Baseball Love
Baseball Passion
Life Goal
Life Purpose
Love of the Game
Personal Fulfillment
Sports Obsession
Core Desire
Citations
Mantle, Mickey, and Herb Gluck. The Mick. Doubleday, 1985.
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Mickey Charles Mantle, nicknamed The Commerce Comet and The Mick, was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. 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 Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.