Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Yogi Berra, 1925-2015

The beloved Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra died on Tuesday at 90. The 18-time All-Star and three-time American League Most Valuable Player was known as much for his unwitting “Yogi-isms” as much as his prowess at the plate. Here’s a selection of his more colorful quotes.

“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.”