An enormously flawed and beautiful man. I admire the hell out of him. Not a hint of bitterness, only humility and honesty.

Not many people that could or would have the courage to do such an honest and vulnerable interview .. thank you Mick!

This is heartbreaking. You turned out alright, Mickey, and many people still hold you in reverance. Rest well.

He turned out alright. Mickey had a humbleness and humility that is absent in 99% of today’s players. He’ll always be a hero to me.

it's easy to love the man who tells the truth humbly.

I remember when Mantle got his liver transplant some people said he did not deserve it and was approved for it only because he was famous. Those people were wrong.

Bob Costas the woke sports announcer. He idolized Mickey Mantle but he critical of someone who doesn't vote for the way he does.

I’m very fortunate to have been able to call Mickey a friend. I spent years and years playing golf with Mickey after baseball. When he was drinking life was hard for him but when he was sober he was one of the most beautiful and sensitive men I’ve ever known. After he got sober he didn’t live that much longer but he was a changed man but still as down to earth as he always was. We lost Mickey way too soon.

I'm not a Yankees' fan, but I am a Mickey Mantle fan. Hank Aaron once said that he never saw so much talent in one ballplayer as he saw in Mantle.

I’m 64 years old and when I was a little kid we lived in NYC and I absolutely loved that man. My parents would ask me in an excited voice who do you want to be? And I would yell, Mickey Mantle!

Damn. They don't make interviews like this anymore. That was as sobering, earnest, and real as it gets.

You can see the love Costas has for Mickey even asking some tough questions. Much respect to both of these legends.

I never felt sympathy for Mickey until I see him in this interview, with tears escaping his eyes . He just looks sincere.

Anyone whos every battled alcoholism can identify with this man.

Bob Costas is, without a doubt, a master interviewer.

Growing up in the 50's and 60's Mickey was a baseball icon to me. My heart feels for him since I lost my son Derek at the age of 24. A man has his limits and losing a child is beyond comprehension. God bless you Mickey. You will always be a hero to me.

As a 6 year old child in 1955 there was no hero in my life who was any bigger than Mickey Mantle. He was the man I admired the most for most of my life. God Bless "The Mick"

I'm 69 , in this year of 2022 and Mickey never let me down. He and Dick Butkus are two of the nicest guys on youtube.

He was as close to “The Natural” as we are ever going to see.

This is one of the most honest interviews I have ever seen. As a father and huge baseball fan this video breaks my heart. He seems like a good man that was his own worst enemy.