Yogi Berra Quotes

1925-, American Baseball Player
quotes
25
topics
12
Origin
What do these mean?
Topic
“I made a wrong mistake”
Mistakes
“You can see a lot by observing.”
Observation
“A nickel isn't worth a dime today.”
Money
“You can observe a lot by watching.”
VerifiedYou Can Observe a Lot by Watching: What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and Life, John Wiley & Sons, 2008 · evidenceObservation
“The game isn't over until it's over.”
Competition
“Ninety percent of this game is half mental.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Yogi Berra. · evidenceBaseball
“Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.”
DisputedNo reliable source from Yogi Berra's lifetime: An older joke, though Berra repeatedly said he made the remark. · evidenceCrowds
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
DisputedNo reliable source from Yogi Berra's lifetime: Anonymous 1913 newspaper joke; Berra's use uncertain. · evidenceDecisions
“Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.”
Popularity
“You can't think and hit the ball at the same time.”
Baseball
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
MisattributedNot by Yogi Berra. Earliest known source: Anonymous Danish saying, first printed in K. K. Steincke, Farvel Og Tak (1948). · evidenceFuture
“Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half if physical”
Baseball
“If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them .”
Baseball
“That's his style of hitting . If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.”
Uniqueness
“If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”
Goals
“Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.”
MisattributedNot by Yogi Berra. Earliest known source: Joke dates to at least 1876; Berra denied saying it. · evidenceDeath and Dying
“If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them.”
Baseball
“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”
MisattributedNot by Yogi Berra. Earliest known source: Benjamin Brewster, The Yale Literary Magazine (February 1882). · evidencePractice
“Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium: It gets late out there early.”
Weather
“When asked what would he do if he found $1 million, Yogi responded, If the guy was poor, I'd give it back.”
Money
“Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats. Yogi said, Those guys make a pair.”
Teams and Teamwork
“Yogi met George Bush during an election campaign. Bush said Texas was important. Yogi said Texas has a lot of electrical votes.”
Politicians and Politics
“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 is left.”
Effort
“Yogi ordered a pizza. The waitress asked How many pieces do you want your pie cut? Yogi responded, Four. I don't think I could eat eight.”
Food and Eating