Top quotes by Yogi Berra

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. Votes: 31

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. Votes: 23

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. Votes: 22

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? Votes: 19

I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill. Votes: 15

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. Votes: 14

If you come to a fork in the road, take it. Votes: 14

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much. Votes: 13

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. Votes: 13

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. Votes: 12

I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house. Votes: 11

Failure is just another opportunity to start over. Votes: 10

When you come to a fork in the road, take it. Votes: 9

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. Votes: 9

Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical. Votes: 8

Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. Votes: 8

When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it. Votes: 8

It gets late early out there. Votes: 8

I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question. Votes: 8

I've always felt real blessed, especially to live in this country. If you dream hard and work hard, anything can happen here-I'm perfect proof. Votes: 8

I tell the kids, somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better. Votes: 7

I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four. Votes: 6

If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot. Votes: 4

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. Votes: 3

Never answer anonymous letters. Votes: 3

I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary. Votes: 2

How can you think and hit at the same time? Votes: 2

We have deep depth. Votes: 2

Never answer an anonymous letter. Votes: 2

It's fun; baseball's fun. Votes: 1

If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer. Votes: 0

I love baseball, I really do. I always told my Dad, I'm not gonna make it working... I like to play ball too much. Which I did. I played hard. You gotta work at this game. You really do. And its fun doing it if you do it the right way. Votes: 0

Baseball player: "What time is it?" "You mean now?" Votes: 0

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there. Votes: 0

It's like deja-vu, all over again. Votes: 0

Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. Votes: 0

If you can't imitate him, don't copy him. Votes: 0

All pitchers are liars or crybabies. Votes: 0

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. Votes: 0

I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did. Votes: 0

Whatever you do, you should do it with feeling. Votes: 0

Forecasting is very difficult, especially when it involves the future. Votes: 0

Keep trying. Stay humble, Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it. Votes: 0

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." Votes: 0

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. Votes: 0

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good positive attitude isn't something to shrug off. Votes: 0

The game is supposed to be fun. If you had a bad day, don't worry. You can't expect to get a hit every game. Votes: 0

It ain't the heat, it's the humility. Votes: 0

Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting. Votes: 0

Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator. Votes: 0

Life is a learning experience, only if you learn. Votes: 0

Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats. Yogi said, Those guys make a pair. Votes: 0

You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you. Votes: 0

If you don't set goals, you'll never reach them. Or like they say in golf, if you aim for nothing, you'll hit it every time. Take any player in the major leagues: I'd say just about everyone of them had a dream - a goal - to be a big-leaguer when they were kids. It wasn't an easy goal, but it was a reachable one, and that's important. Votes: 0

Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do. Votes: 0

So I'm ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face. Votes: 0

He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious. Votes: 0

Yeah? For what paper? Votes: 0

A nickel is not worth a penny more. Votes: 0

I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France. Votes: 0

You can see a lot just by observing. Votes: 0

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Votes: 0

There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em. Votes: 0

It ain't over 'til it's over. Votes: 0

If you don't know where you are going,you'll end up someplace else. Votes: 0

We made too many wrong mistakes. Votes: 0

I never said most of the things I said. Votes: 0

It was pretty good. Even the music was nice. Votes: 0

Congratulstions on breaking my record. I always thought the record would stand until it was broken. Votes: 0

The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase. Votes: 0

You can get old pretty young if you don't take care of yourself. Votes: 0

It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it. Votes: 0

I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early. Votes: 0

Well, I used to look like this when I was young and now I still do. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

When the waitress asked if I wanted my pizza cut into four or eight slices, I said, 'Four. I don't think I can eat eight.' Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my family and friends there. Votes: 0

If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em. Votes: 0

If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them? Votes: 0

If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them. Votes: 0

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too. Votes: 0

If I didn't make it in baseball, I won't have made it workin'. I didn't like to work. Votes: 0

In baseball, you don't know nothing. Votes: 0

You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training. Votes: 0

You can observe a lot by just watching. Votes: 0

I'm lucky. Usually you're dead to get your own museum, but I'm still alive to see mine. Votes: 0

Even Napoleon had his Watergate. Votes: 0

You can observe a lot by watching. Votes: 0

I'm glad I was in the Navy. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. Votes: 0

Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. Votes: 0

I enjoy now doing what I do... playing golf, relaxing a little, enjoying life. Votes: 0

You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours. Votes: 0

The future ain't what it used to be. Votes: 0

I didn't know much about golf growing up. Votes: 0

I never said half the things I said. Votes: 0

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go. Votes: 0

If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. Votes: 0

50% of all married people are women Votes: 0

80 percent of the balls that don't reach the hole, don't go in. Votes: 0

A good time to hit is with men on base, because the pitcher ain't got no place to put you. He's going to get that ball around there somewhere. He don't want to walk you. Votes: 0

A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road. Votes: 0

Anybody who can't hear the difference between a ball hitting wood and a ball hitting concrete must be blind. Votes: 0

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked. Votes: 0

Anyone who understands Jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it. Votes: 0

As a general comment on baseball:"90% of the game is half mental." Votes: 0

Bill Dickey is learning me his experience. Votes: 0

Bill Dickey learned me all his experience. Votes: 0

Buy a stock, if it goes up, sell it, if it goes down, don't buy it. Votes: 0

Cut my pie into four pieces, I don't think I could eat eight. Votes: 0

Cut that pizza into six slices instead of eight, I ain't that hungry. Votes: 0

Doing the little things can make a big difference. Votes: 0

Every entrepreneur deals with fears of failure. However, the truly successful know how to face these fears and keep on working. Votes: 0

Every time I see him, he's not there. Votes: 0

Everything should be built top-down, except the first time. Votes: 0

Glen Cove. [Referring to Glenn Close on a movie review television show] Votes: 0

Half the game is 90% mental. Votes: 0

He can run anytime he wants. I'm giving him the red light. Votes: 0

He must have made that before he died. Votes: 0

How can a you hit and think at the same time? Votes: 0

How come it rains every Hall of Fame weekend? They need to move it to a different weekend. Votes: 0

How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name. Votes: 0

I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five. Votes: 0

I can't concentrate when I'm thinking. Votes: 0

I couldn't tell if the streaker was a man or a woman because it had a bag on it's head. Votes: 0

I didn't really say everything I said. Votes: 0

I didn't say the things I said. Votes: 0

I don't know (if they were men or women running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads. Votes: 0

I don't know if it's good for baseball, but it sure beats the hell out of rooming with Phil Rizzuto! Votes: 0

I don't know, I'm not in shape yet. Votes: 0

I don't know. How hot is it supposed to be? Votes: 0

I don't like seeing myself on television. I don't like it. Votes: 0

I don't mean to be funny. Votes: 0

I don't see how he lost five games during the season. Votes: 0

I don't want to make the wrong mistake. Votes: 0

I guess I've got a smart wife. Votes: 0

I hate to see it go, I'll tell you that. I played here all my life. Eighteen years I played here and I'm sorry to see it go. Votes: 0

I really didn't say everything I said. Votes: 0

I really didn't say everything I said. [...] Then again, I might have said 'em, but you never know. Votes: 0

I take a two hour nap between 1PM and 3PM. Votes: 0

I wish everybody had the drive he (Joe DiMaggio) had. He never did anything wrong on the field. I'd never seen him dive for a ball, everything was a chest-high catch, and he never walked off the field. Votes: 0

I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it. Votes: 0

I'd say he's done more than that. Votes: 0

If I didn't wake up I'd still be sleeping Votes: 0

If I had to do it all over again, I would do it all over again. Votes: 0

If my father was alive to hear that, he'd turn over in his grave. Votes: 0

If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them? -Yogi Berra, The Yogi Book, to baseball commissioner Bud Selig about lagging baseball attendance Ninety percent of the game is half mental. Votes: 0

If the fans don't wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop ‘em. Votes: 0

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be. Votes: 0

If there's one pitch you keep swinging at and keep missing, stop swinging at it. Votes: 0

If you don't know where you're going, when you get there you'll be lost. Votes: 0

If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them. Votes: 0

If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it. Votes: 0

If you're going to cheat, it's better if you don't get caught. Votes: 0

I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk! Votes: 0

In baseball, you don't know nothin'. Votes: 0

In theory, practice should work like theory. In practice, it doesn't. Votes: 0

It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays. Votes: 0

It is a disturbing conundrum that true free will cannot exist without the possibility of suicide. Then again, it ain't over 'til it's over! Votes: 0

It was hard to have a conversation with anyone, there were so many people talking. Votes: 0

Its getting late early Votes: 0

It's never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn't. Votes: 0

It's not over until it's over. Votes: 0

It's not too far; it just seems like it is. Votes: 0

I've been with the Yankees 17 years, watching games and learning. You can see a lot by observing. Votes: 0

Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life. Votes: 0

Listen up, because I've got nothing to say and I'm only gonna to say it once. Votes: 0

Little things are big. Votes: 0

Losing's a great motivator. Votes: 0

Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it's not working. Votes: 0

Making predictions is tough. Especially for the future. Votes: 0

Man was not made to travel faster than a baseball Votes: 0

Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head. Votes: 0

Ninety percent of putts that are short, don't go in. Votes: 0

Ninety percent of the game (baseball) is half mental. Votes: 0

Ninety percent of this game is half mental. Votes: 0

Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded Votes: 0

Nobody did nothin' to nobody. Votes: 0

Nothing is like it seems, but everything is exactly like it is. Votes: 0

Ok you guys, pair up in threes! Votes: 0

On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary." Votes: 0

On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded." Votes: 0

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa. Votes: 0

Prediction is very hard, particularly when it's about the future. Votes: 0

Records and achievements are made to be broken. Votes: 0

Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium: It gets late out there early. Votes: 0

Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his: "I really didn't say everything I said." Votes: 0

Somethings don't always work out the way you plan. The main thing is to keep trying, do better next time, and deal with disappointment if it comes. Votes: 0

Surprise me! Yogi's reply when he was asked by his wife, Carmen, where he would like to be buried Votes: 0

Swing at the strikes. Votes: 0

Texas has a lot of electrical votes. Votes: 0

Texas has a lot of electrical votes. [During an election campaign, after George Bush stated that Texas was important to the election] Votes: 0

Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself. Votes: 0

That's too coincidental to be a coincidence. Votes: 0

The ballparks have gotten too crowded. That's why nobody goes to see the game anymore. Votes: 0

The future is not what it used to be. Votes: 0

The future isn't what is used to be. Votes: 0

The game isn't over till it's over. Votes: 0

The game was two hours, with the commercials. I wish they did that now. Votes: 0

The hardest thing is to get started, but the really hardest thing is to finish. Votes: 0

The only color I don't have is navy brown. Votes: 0

Third ain't so bad if nothin' is hit to you. Votes: 0

We were over-whelming underdogs. Votes: 0

We're lost, but we're making good time. Votes: 0

What a house - nothin' but rooms! Votes: 0

What difference does the uniform make? You don't hit with it. Votes: 0

What makes a good man? Votes: 0

What the hell is wrong with him now? Votes: 0

When asked what would he do if he found $1 million, Yogi responded, If the guy was poor, I'd give it back. Votes: 0

When I'm sittin' down to dinner with the family, stuff [another Yogiism] just pops out. And they'll say, 'Dad, you just said another one.' And I don't even know what the heck I said. Votes: 0

Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel. Votes: 0

Why don't you pair'em up in threes? Votes: 0

Without a plan, even the most brilliant business can get lost. You need to have goals, create milestones and have a strategy in place to set yourself up for success. Votes: 0

You can have everything you want as long as you don't want it badly enough. Votes: 0

You can tell a lot just by looking at it. Votes: 0

You can't make anybody do anything, if they don't want to. Votes: 0

You can't think and hit the ball at the same time. Votes: 0

You can't win all the time. There are guys out there who are better than you. Votes: 0

You don't need Little League. You don't even need nine kids. Four is plenty-a pitcher, a batter, and a couple of shaggers. You can play ball all day long. My kids used to try to get me out there, but I'd just say, "Go play with your brothers." If kids want to do something, they'll do it. They don't need adults to do it for them. Votes: 0

You gotta call a blacksmith. Votes: 0