Honestly there is no better way to remember and honor the New York Yankees Hall of Famer Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, than listing some of his most memorable quotes.The 90-year old baseball legend died Tuesday night.
He leaves behind a legacy bearing a three time MVP title and 18 All-Star awards. Berra also won the World Series with the New York Yankees a record number of 10 times.
Here are 30 Yogi-isms to remember the remarkable All-Star athlete.
"It ain't over 'til it's over."
"When you come to a fork in the road... take it."
"You wouldn't have won, if we'd beaten you."
"In baseball, you don't know nothing."
"A nickel ain't worth a dime any more."
"You can observe a lot by watching."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"Little league baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets."
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
"Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it's not working."
"If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer."
"If I didn't make it in baseball, I won't have made it workin', I don't like to work."
"Never answer an anonymous letter."
"If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them."
"Pair up in threes."
"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded."
"So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face."
"All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
"I didn't really say everything I said."
"I want to thank you for making this day necessary"
"I usually take a two hour nap from one to four"
"We made too many wrong mistakes"
"It gets late early out here"
"Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel"
"Always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise, they won't go to yours."
"You can't think and hit at the same time."
"It's déjà vu all over again!"
"Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting."
"Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical."
"If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else."
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