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by Riddick » 06-30-2023 12:00 PM
In addition to sublime play on the baseball diamond, the legendary Yogi Berra was known for his memorable quips. Here's some of the most famous sayings attributed to the Yankees icon.
• You can observe a lot by watching.
• If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
• I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
• Take it with a grin of salt.
• If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.
• It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.
• I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
• Never answer an anonymous letter.
• In theory there is no difference between theory and practice; in practice there is.
• Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
• I guess the first thing I should do is thank everybody who made this day necessary.
• If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
• We’re lost, but we’re making good time.
• It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’ve had a couple of those.
• Even Napoleon had his Watergate.
• You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.
• No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.
• We made too many wrong mistakes.
• Pie a la mode, with ice cream.
• The future ain't what it used to be.
• Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.
• I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.
• So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face.
• He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.
• When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
• A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
• Always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise, they won't come to yours.
• Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.
• I never said most of the things I said. Then again, I might have said ’em, but you never know.
• It ain't over 'til it's over.
• And last but certainly not least: "It's deja vu all over again."