Yogi Berra

Lawrence Peter Berra (born May 12, 1925) American Baseball player and team manager; usually referred to as "Yogi" Berra.

Attributed:

• "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."

• "It ain't over 'til it's over."

• "It's like déja vu all over again."

• "The future ain't what it used to be."

• "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."

• "I didn't really say everything I said."
  • (Referring to the numerous Yogiisms floating around which he had not actually said.)

• "Never answer an anonymous letter."

• Describing the 1969 New York Mets...... "Overwhelming underdogs."

• When asked what time it was...... "What? You mean right now?"

• "I want to thank you for making this day necessary."
  • (On Yogi Berra day in 1947 in St. Louis. By his account, he asked a teammate to write a speech, and he misspoke, saying "necessary" instead of "possible.")

• "When you get to a fork in the road, take it."
  • (Berra says this is part of driving directions to his house in Montclair, New Jersey. There is a fork in the road, and whichever way you take, you will get to his house)

• "We made too many wrong mistakes."
  • (On why the Yankees lost the 1960 series to the Pittsburgh Pirates)

• "We have a good time together, even when we're not together."
  • (Talking about his wife, Carmen. It means he likes to have some time away, but also likes to get back together.)

• "Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."

• "You can observe a lot by watching."

• "I usually take a two hour nap from 1 to 4."

• "Think? How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?"

• "Ninety percent of this game is mental, and the other half is physical."

• "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

• "Always go to other peoples' funerals otherwise they won't go to yours."

• "If you don't know where you're going, you'll wind up somewhere else."

• "You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left."

• "It was hard to have a conversation with anyone; there were so many people talking."

• "If I didn't wake up, I'd still be sleeping."

• "It gets late early around here."

• "Slump? I ain't in no slump! I just ain't hitting."

• He was told he looked cool in his summer suit by the New York Mayor's wife. Berra replied, "You don't look so hot yourself."

• At a dinner in an Italian restaurant, he was asked how many slices should be cut in his pizza. Yogi replied, "You better make it four. I don't think I could eat eight."

• When asked what makes a good manager of a baseball team: "A good ball club."

• His wife, Carmen, asked where he would like to be buried. Yogi replied, "Surprise me!"

• "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."

• "The one you really need to have. If you don't have it, that's why you need it."
  • (From a commercial for AFLAC insurance.)

• "If you get hurt and miss work, it won't hurt to miss work."
  • (From AFLAC commercial.)

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