Yogi Berra Quotes

Half the game is 90% mental.

When asked what would he do if he found $1 million, Yogi responded, If the guy was poor, I'd give it back.

I don't know, I'm not in shape yet.

Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Never answer anonymous letters.

Every time I see him, he's not there.

I didn't really say everything I said.

A nickel is not worth a penny more.

If the fans don't wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop 'em.

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

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

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

Glen Cove. [Referring to Glenn Close on a movie review television show]

I'm in no condition to drive ... wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk!

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it

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

It ain't over until it's over

I take a two hour nap between 1PM and 3PM.

I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it.

As a general comment on baseball:"90% of the game is half mental."

We're lost, but we're making good time.

Ninety percent of putts that are short, don't go in.

Pitching always beats batting - and vice-versa.

I never said half the things I said.

Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.

Prediction is very hard, particularly when it's about the future.

Texas has a lot of electrical votes. [During an election campaign, after George Bush stated that Texas was important to the election]

I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.

What difference does the uniform make? You don't hit with it.

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.

I can't concentrate when I'm thinking.

Ok you guys, pair up in threes!

Every entrepreneur deals with fears of failure. However, the truly successful know how to face these fears and keep on working.

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

It ain't over 'til it's over.

Ninety percent of the game (baseball) is half mental.

Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded

Bill Dickey learned me all his experience.

If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot.

Why don't you pair'em up in threes?

The ballparks have gotten too crowded. That's why nobody goes to see the game anymore.

You can't win all the time. There are guys out there who are better than you.

Nobody did nothin' to nobody.

Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.

Failure is just another opportunity to start over.

Nothing is like it seems, but everything is exactly like it is.

Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator.

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.

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

I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.

If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?

Listen up, because I've got nothing to say and I'm only gonna to say it once.

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.

Cut that pizza into six slices instead of eight, I ain't that hungry.

Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head.

It's 90% mental. The other half is physical

I really didn't say everything I said. [ ... ] Then again, I might have said 'em, but you never know.

I wish everybody had the drive he (Joe DiMaggio) had. He never did anything wrong on the field. I'd never seen him dive for a ball, everything was a chest-high catch, and he never walked off the field.

Making predictions is tough. Especially for the future.

Baseball player: "What time is it?" "You mean now?"

I don't see how he lost five games during the season.

If I didn't make it in baseball, I won't have made it workin'. I didn't like to work.

Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good positive attitude isn't something to shrug off.

Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats. Yogi said, Those guys make a pair.

We made too many wrong mistakes.

No, I don't go to that restaurant anymore. No body goes there. It's too crowded.

I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.

Bill Dickey is learning me his experience.

I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five.

I didn't say the things I said.

A nickle ain't worth a dime anymore!

We were over-whelming underdogs.

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

If you're going to cheat, it's better if you don't get caught.

Nobody goes there anymore, it's to crowded

You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you.

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.

I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?

You've got to be careful
If you don't know where you're going,
Because you might get there.

If my father was alive to hear that, he'd turn over in his grave.

If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.

We have deep depth.

If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.

Life is a learning experience, only if you learn.

If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer.

You can observe a lot by just watching.

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

I don't know. How hot is it supposed to be?

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.

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

Records and achievements are made to be broken.

Without a plan, even the most brilliant business can get lost. You need to have goals, create milestones and have a strategy in place to set yourself up for success.

Never answer an anonymous letter.

I've always felt real blessed, especially to live in this country. If you dream hard and work hard, anything can happen here-I'm perfect proof.

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

The game isn't over till it's over.

How come it rains every Hall of Fame weekend? They need to move it to a different weekend.