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Berra-isms

Time for Joy.
1 . "It's like deja vu all over again."
2 . "We made too many wrong mistakes."
3 . "You can observe a lot just by watching."
4 . " A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
5 . "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
6 . "If the world was
perfect, it wouldn't be."
7 . "If you don't know where you're going, you might end up some place else."
8 . Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his:
"I really didn't say everything I said."
9 . "The future ain't what it use to be."
10 . "I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house."
11 . On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant:
"Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."
12 . "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
13 . "We have deep depth."
14 . " All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
15 . When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes:
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
16 . " Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
17 . "Never answer anonymous letters."
18 . On
being the guest of honor at an awards banquet:
"Thank you for making this day necessary."
19 . "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
20 . "Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."
21 . A s a general comment on baseball: "90% of the game is half mental."
22 . "I don't know (if they were men or women running naked across the field).
They had bags over their heads."
23 . "It gets late early out there."
24 . Carmen Berra, Yogi's wife asked: "Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi's answer: "Surprise me."
25 . "It ain't over till it's over."


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