Hey Mantle, you win. You're the worst.

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.

In 1961 somebody could've hit a home run to win the game and the next day the headline was about the M&M boys not hitting a home run. But everyone was real good about it. Instead of getting mad they joked about it.

Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.

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

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.