Mickey Mantle Quotes

The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more - before suggesting a change.

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.

I always talk about it like I'm a hitter first and if I'm doing things right and my body's in the right place, I drive the baseball.

I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he goes about it and the way he looks at situations, when to try to drive a ball versus when to shoot a ball.

Our hitting coaches have done a great job of understanding when I don't look right at the plate and getting me back on track.

I just want to become a great leadoff hitter.

I know I'm good when I'm hitting the ball the other way - that's Albert Pujols.

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.

I'm now the hitting the instructor with the Cleveland Indians.

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think about in the field, you don't have time to think about what you did at the plate last time. 'How did he get me out?'

Hitting is business. With two strikes you really protect that plate.

I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To me that makes me really feel good. We've chatted over the years about hitting.

I was a contact hitter my whole career but I learned how to handle the ball inside. And Ted Williams played a big part in that. He gave me the advice on how to handle inside pitches.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.

Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

The fellows that I played with encouraged me to bunt and beat the ball out. I was anxious to make good and did as I was told. When I came to Brooklyn, I adopted an altogether different style of hitting. I stood flat-footed at the plate and slugged. That was my natural style.

'Get up and hit a home run,' has never been a part of the usable technique of any manager.

I don't need to practice my swing. I grew up with a bat in my hands.

If a pitcher makes a mistake inside, I'm going to hit it.

I used to be a pretty good hit-and-run man when I played in the minors. I handled the bat well and could hit the ball to the right side of the infield. Nevertheless, I know that you often give the opposition an out on the hit-and-run play.

It's not a bad ball if I can hit it.