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Mickey Mantle joined the Yankees in 1951 and in three years time, became the switch-hitting super power we know today as “The Mick.” Between 1954 and 1961 Mantle led the American League four times in home runs, six times in runs, and once in RBIs, the latter occurring in the year (1956) that he won the triple crown for home runs, RBI, and batting average (.353).
What do you say when you’re Willie Mays reflecting on a game you helped build? His credentials are impeccable: 660 home runs, 24-time MLB All-Star selection, 12-time Gold Glove Winner, and one of only 15 players to ever hit four round-trippers in one game.
Whenever I ask a kid who Shirley Muldowney is, they never know. They always guess that she was some homemaker or a teacher. Some even guess that she held political office. When I tell them that she was one of the best car drivers I’ve ever seen, without fail they say, “like Danica Patrick?” And I laugh and say, "something like that."
Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Remember that name. The spelling varies in different parts of the globe when it comes to that name. So let’s just go with one word: Pele. Whether you say "PAY-lay" like we usually do in America, or "Puh-LAY" like the rest of the world, that two-syllable moniker is synonymous for the greatest player who ever played the most popular sport in the history of the Earth. Sounds over the top, doesn’t it? It’s not.
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