Author: ‘Yogi' Berra Page 5

He can run anytime he wants; I’m giving him the red light.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

80 percent of the balls that don’t reach the hole, don’t go in.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I usually take a two hour nap from 1 to 4.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

The only reason I need these gloves is ‘cause of my hands.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I used to look like this when I was young and now I still do.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

90% of the putts that are short don’t go in.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

We made too many wrong mistakes.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

After seeing the opera Tosca, Yogi remarked, “I really liked it, even the music was nice”

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It’s not too far; it just seems like it is.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It was pretty good… even the music was nice.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

You can observe a lot just by watching.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

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.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Slump, I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t hitting.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I guess that’s the earliest I’ve ever been late.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

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

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I knew exactly where it was, I just couldn’t find it.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

What the hell’s wrong with him now?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He’s a big clog in their machine.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I always thought the record would stand until it was broken.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager