39 Quotes & Sayings By Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra (born Giuseppe Berra; July 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the New York Yankees (1947–1972). Nicknamed "Yogi" and "The Man" by Yankee fans and the media, Berra was widely regarded as one of the best catchers in baseball history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 and received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1989. A native of Floral Park, New York, Berra was the only child of Italian immigrants Read more

He enjoyed a prosperous childhood and attended high school at St. Dominic High School in Ozone Park, Queens before becoming a professional baseball player. After playing four seasons as a catcher with the Yankees' organization, he was selected as a backup for their 1947 World Series championship team that defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games.

The Yankees went on to win four more World Series championships with Berra as their starting catcher, including three in succession from 1949 to 1952. After struggling during the regular season, he caught fire during the postseason, leading all major league catchers with nine runs batted in during the 1950 World Series against the Cleveland Indians. Berra retired from playing baseball at age 34 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He served as Yankees' public address announcer for two decades until his retirement in 2000 at age 85, calling games alongside former Yankee teammates Mel Stottlemyre Jr., Tony Kubek, Bill White and Bobby Richardson.

A 13-time All-Star selection, Berra ranked among the top ten among National League catchers in career games caught (2nd), hits (4th) and runs scored (4th), and among American League catchers ranked second in home runs (78) and runs batted in (RBIs) (1,141). At his death he held several records for most career games played by an active major league catcher with 2,857 games played through December 2015—the most ever by any active catcher—and had held most of those records since his retirement. He also remained active as a special instructor for the Yankees' minor league system until shortly before his death at age 90 on September 22, 2015 at his home in Montclair Township, New Jersey.

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90% of the game is half mental. Yogi Berra
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice....
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. Yogi Berra
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Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight. Yogi Berra
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. Yogi Berra
We made too many wrong mistakes.
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We made too many wrong mistakes. Yogi Berra
Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded
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Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded Yogi Berra
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come...
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Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. Yogi Berra
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
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A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. Yogi Berra
You can observe a lot just by watching.
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You can observe a lot just by watching. Yogi Berra
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If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else. Yogi Berra
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But Little League can be a great experience for kids, as long as they want to play--and don't play to bring their parents glory. Yogi Berra
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If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else. Yogi Berra
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No, I don't go to that restaurant anymore. No body goes there. It's too crowded. Yogi Berra
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It ain't over 'til it's over. Yogi Berra
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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's left. Yogi Berra
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Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. Yogi Berra
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Toots Shore's restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore. Yogi Berra
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The game isn't over until it's over. Yogi Berra
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In baseball you don't know nothing. Yogi Berra
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When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars: "I would try to find the person that lost it and if he was poor - I'd give it back." Yogi Berra
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You give ioo percent in the first half of the game and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left. Yogi Berra
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Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical. Yogi Berra
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You can't think and hit at the same time. Yogi Berra
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Ninety per cent of this game is half-mental. Yogi Berra
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I want to thank everybody who made this day necessary. Yogi Berra
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Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too. Yogi Berra
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You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you. Yogi Berra
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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. Yogi Berra
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You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. Yogi Berra
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Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. Yogi Berra
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I never said most of the things I said. Yogi Berra
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Even Napoleon had his Watergate. Yogi Berra
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I don't mean to be funny. Yogi Berra
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You can observe a lot by watching. Yogi Berra
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If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. Yogi Berra
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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? Yogi Berra
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You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go. Yogi Berra
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The future ain't what it used to be. Yogi Berra