mikeyank
Long time forumite
Sad news that one of the greatest catchers in the history of baseball passed away last night. He was an 18 time all star, and won 10 world series as a player but he is best known for his "yogi-isms" where he often mangled the English language, but his comments often made a lot of sense in a strange way. Here is a top 20 list of them I found on line from "The Guardian"
“Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.”
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
“It’s déjà vu all over again.”
“We made too many wrong mistakes.”
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind up someplace else.”
“It gets late early out here.”
“I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.”
“Even Napoleon had his Watergate.”
“Pair up in threes.”
“The future ain’t what it used to be.”
“Slump? I ain’t in no slump … I just ain’t hitting.”
“Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.”
“A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”
“He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.”
“You can observe a lot by watching.”
“I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.”
“Never answer an anonymous letter.”
“It ain’t over till it’s over.”
“I never said most of the things I said.”
His name also inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear. He was also known as a lovable, sweet man, and as a Yankee fan, he was always around the team, in spring training, at opening day, on old timers day, and at other Yankee events, until ill health kept him home in recent years. Yogi passed at age 90. God Bless You, Yogi Berra!
“Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.”
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
“It’s déjà vu all over again.”
“We made too many wrong mistakes.”
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind up someplace else.”
“It gets late early out here.”
“I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.”
“Even Napoleon had his Watergate.”
“Pair up in threes.”
“The future ain’t what it used to be.”
“Slump? I ain’t in no slump … I just ain’t hitting.”
“Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.”
“A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”
“He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.”
“You can observe a lot by watching.”
“I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.”
“Never answer an anonymous letter.”
“It ain’t over till it’s over.”
“I never said most of the things I said.”
His name also inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear. He was also known as a lovable, sweet man, and as a Yankee fan, he was always around the team, in spring training, at opening day, on old timers day, and at other Yankee events, until ill health kept him home in recent years. Yogi passed at age 90. God Bless You, Yogi Berra!
