Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berrawas an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, all but the last for the New York Yankees. An 18-time All-Star and 10-time World Series champion as a player, Berra had a career batting average of .285, while compiling 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only five players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times. Widely regarded as one...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 May 1925
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
This is like deja vu all over again
If you ask me a question I don't know, I'm not going to answer it
That's his style of hitting . If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.
that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?
For a spring training drill, Yogi instructed his players to: "Pair off in threes
Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't go to yours
How long have you known me, Jack? And you 'still' can't spell my name.
Amplifying on the things improperly attributed to him, Yogi said: "I never really said all those things I said
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.
If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?
Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my family and friends there.
If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them.
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.