Posted on 05/12/2005 4:06:28 PM PDT by Nachum
Yogi-isms
— “I didn’t really say everything I said.”
— “You can observe a lot by watching.”
— “You mean now?” (In response to being asked what time it was)
— “The future ain’t what it used to be.”
— “It gets late early out there.”
— “Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded.”
— “So I’m ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face.”
— “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.”
— “We just agree differently.” (On his clashes with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner when Berra managed the team)
— “Thanks. You don’t look so hot yourself.” (In response to New York Mayor John Lindsay’s wife complimenting him on appearing cool on a sweltering afternoon)
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Sources: Yogi Berra Museum, Bartlett’s Quotations, The Associated Press.
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My favorite Yogism: "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous."
I will drink a bottle of Yoo-Hoo in his honor.
The greatest thing about his sayings is that you know exactly what he meant.
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
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"Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head."
"If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there."
"If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be."
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"It's like deja vu all over again."
But God bless ya, Yogi, this one is so true:
"It ain't over till it's over."
"This is like deja vu all over again."
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
"He must have made that before he died." -- Referring to a Steve McQueen movie.
"I want to thank you for making this day necessary." -- On Yogi Berra Appreciation Day in St. Louis in 1947.
"I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it." -- When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars.
"Think! How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?"
"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."
"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
"It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much."
"Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting."
"A nickel isn't worth a dime today."
"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."
"It gets late early out there." -- Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium.
"Glen Cove." -- Referring to Glenn Close on a movie review television show.
Once, Yogi's wife Carmen asked, "Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi replied, "Surprise me."
"Do you mean now?" -- When asked for the time.
"I take a two hour nap, from one o'clock to four."
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."
"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left."
"90% of the putts that are short don't go in."
"I made a wrong mistake."
"Texas has a lot of electrical votes." -- During an election campaign, after George Bush stated that Texas was important to the election.
"Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself." -- After being told he looked cool.
"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
"Yeah, but we're making great time!" -- In reply to "Hey Yogi, I think we're lost."
"If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them."
"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."
"It's never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn't."
"How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name." -- Upon receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to "bearer."
"I'd say he's done more than that." -- When asked if first baseman Don Mattingly had exceeded expectations for the current season.
"The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
"He can run anytime he wants. I'm giving him the red light." -- On the acquisition of fleet Ricky Henderson.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?"
"It ain't the heat; it's the humility."
"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."
"I didn't really say everything I said."
Sorry about that. I cut and pasted a couple of titles to "keywords" and had to put commas for it to be accepted. Usually I remember to not cut and paste AFTER I put that title in keywords. It was a mistake. A boo boo. A mental lapse.
Aw heck. I'm sure Yogi Berra would have some choice words...
Yogi is the best. As a Yankee fan since the 1950s
he was my fav. Yankee.
Yogi is what his generation was all about good nature hard working, and he loves his country.
Yes, that is what makes him special.
Where in Jersey are you from?
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