A biography for Mickey Rivershasn’t been written yet.
“I don't like to lose. I don't care where it is.”
“You don't think about the cold weather. I'm just going to go out and play ball, do the best I can, and hope the team wins.”
“I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.”
“I went to North Carolina to play football.”
“He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul.”
“I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them, there's no use getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them, what's the use in getting upset?”
“What was the name of that dog on 'Rin Tin Tin'?”
“It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.”
“The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.”