As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.
Interpretation
Mickey Mantle praises Aaron's exceptional talent in baseball, comparing him to the legendary Joe DiMaggio.
In this quote, Mickey Mantle reflects on the greatness of Aaron as a baseball player, asserting that he deserves more recognition for his contributions to the sport. By comparing him to Joe DiMaggio, Mantle emphasizes that Aaron's skill and impact on baseball during his career are comparable to those of one of the game's greatest legends, highlighting a perceived oversight in the appreciation of Aaron's talents.
In practice
In a sports documentary discussing the greatest players in history.
Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.
It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.
Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.
In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the better team lost. I was so disappointed I cried on the plane ride home.
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.
Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.
The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.
A cricketer's life is a life of splendid freedom, healthy effort, endless variety, and delightful good fellowship.
When it's over, it's over is part of football's greatest appeal to me. When a game ends, win or lose, it's time to prepare for the next one.
The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.
Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.
We have to cut out some of our mistakes, but the main thing in English football is controlling the second ball. Without that, you cannot survive.
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