Yogi Berra Quotes
Yogi Berra was a professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager who played for the New York Yankees. He is considered one of the best catchers in the history of the game and has been quoted many times for his wisdom on life. Yogi Berra’s quotes are often funny, but they also contain a lot of truth. Here are some of the best quotes from Yogi Berra that will make you think about life in a different way.
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Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.
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I liked George Weiss when he was with the Yankees. He loved the Old Timers’ Day. He loved it. And he invited all these people to come, all these players to come.
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I’m a lucky guy and I’m happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.
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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
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It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
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I never figured I’d go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.
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I guess I’ve got a smart wife.
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If I didn’t make it in baseball, I won’t have made it workin’. I didn’t like to work.
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If people don’t want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?
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It’s pretty far, but it doesn’t seem like it.
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If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.
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I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary.
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If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
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I’m lucky. Usually you’re dead to get your own museum, but I’m still alive to see mine.
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I’m glad I was in the Navy.
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I don’t like seeing myself on television. I don’t like it.
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There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ’em.
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How can you think and hit at the same time?
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It ain’t over till it’s over.
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It’s like deja-vu, all over again.
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All pitchers are liars or crybabies.
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I enjoy now doing what I do… playing golf, relaxing a little, enjoying life.
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.
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You can observe a lot by just watching.
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It’s fun; baseball’s fun.
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If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.
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Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.
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So I’m ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face.
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I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my family and friends there.
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Pair up in threes.
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You should always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t come to yours.
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A lot of guys go, ‘Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.’ I tell ’em, ‘I don’t know any.’ They want me to make one up. I don’t make ’em up. I don’t even know when I say it. They’re the truth. And it is the truth. I don’t know.
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You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go.
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I don’t mean to be funny.
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Even Napoleon had his Watergate.
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I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question.
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He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.
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Slump? I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t hitting.
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I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.
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I didn’t know much about golf growing up.
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I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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I don’t blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to ’em? More power to ’em.
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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?
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A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.
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Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.
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If people don’t want to come out to the ball park, nobody’s gonna stop ’em.
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Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren’t allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
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I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.
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The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
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If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot.
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If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.
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We have deep depth.
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Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
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I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I’d start playing.
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Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.
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The future ain’t what it used to be.
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Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.
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We made too many wrong mistakes.
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It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.
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It gets late early out there.
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The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.
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You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.
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In baseball, you don’t know nothing.
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I never said half the things I said.
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You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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I never said most of the things I said.
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I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.
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