Subject: Yogi-isms

Yogi-isms:

Amusing unintended or unconventional, grammatical errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary attributed to baseball player ‘Yogi’ Berra.

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

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

Yeah, what paper you write for, Ernie?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

Even Napoleon had his Watergate.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Malaprops Yogi-isms

You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

It’s never happened in World Series competition, and it still hasn’t.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Characteristics Yogi-isms

Little League baseball is a good thing ’cause it keeps the parents off the streets, and it keeps the kids out of the house!

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Children Parents Sports Yogi-isms

You guys over there, pair up into groups of three.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

Bill Dickey is learning me his experience.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ‘em.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
People Yogi-isms

Don’t get me right; I’m just asking!

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

This is like deja vu all over again.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

No, you didn’t wake me up; I had to get up to answer the phone anyway.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Sleep Yogi-isms

It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Future Yogi-isms

What time is it?… you mean now?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Time Yogi-isms

In baseball, you don’t know nothing.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

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.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

I don’t know, I’m not in shape yet.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

It’s never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn’t.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

A nickel isn’t worth a dime today.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Money Yogi-isms