yogi berra
• Perhaps his most famous of all: "It ain't over 'til it's over."
• "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical."
• On posterity: "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
• "You can observe a lot by watching."
• "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
• About a St. Louis restaurant: "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
• About the effect of the sun in left field in the old Yankee Stadium during late-season games: "It gets late early out there."
• About Bill Dickey: "He learned me all his experience."
• "If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?"
• "We made too many wrong mistakes."
• "Pie a la mode, with ice cream."
• "I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question."
• "You tell the stupidest questions."
• "Never answer an anonymous letter."
• On the great Sandy Koufax: "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."
• On lining up for a Spring Training drill: "Pair 'em up in threes."
• On the 1973 Mets: "We were overwhelming underdogs."
• The recording heard on the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center's phone: "This message won't be over 'til it's done."
• "In baseball, you don't know nothing."
• On being honored in his hometown of St. Louis during his rookie season: "I want to thank everybody for making this day necessary."
• "The future ain't what it used to be."
• "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."
• On pregame preparation: "I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4."
• On advising a young player trying to emulate the great Frank Robinson's swing: "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
• "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
• "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
• On his hitting approach: "I can't think and hit at the same time."
• "So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face."
• "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
• "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
• On economics: "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
• "Always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise, they won't come to yours."
• And last but certainly not least: "It's deja vu all over again."
• Perhaps his most famous of all: "It ain't over 'til it's over."
• "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical."
• On posterity: "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
• "You can observe a lot by watching."
• "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
• About a St. Louis restaurant: "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
• About the effect of the sun in left field in the old Yankee Stadium during late-season games: "It gets late early out there."
• About Bill Dickey: "He learned me all his experience."
• "If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?"
• "We made too many wrong mistakes."
• "Pie a la mode, with ice cream."
• "I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question."
• "You tell the stupidest questions."
• "Never answer an anonymous letter."
• On the great Sandy Koufax: "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."
• On lining up for a Spring Training drill: "Pair 'em up in threes."
• On the 1973 Mets: "We were overwhelming underdogs."
• The recording heard on the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center's phone: "This message won't be over 'til it's done."
• "In baseball, you don't know nothing."
• On being honored in his hometown of St. Louis during his rookie season: "I want to thank everybody for making this day necessary."
• "The future ain't what it used to be."
• "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."
• On pregame preparation: "I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4."
• On advising a young player trying to emulate the great Frank Robinson's swing: "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
• "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
• "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
• On his hitting approach: "I can't think and hit at the same time."
• "So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face."
• "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
• "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
• On economics: "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
• "Always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise, they won't come to yours."
• And last but certainly not least: "It's deja vu all over again."
