Yogi Berra Quotes

American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American baseball player, manager and member of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, noted for his bad-ball hitting, his ability to perform in the clutch, and his peculiar, humorous-sounding statements reminiscent of Zen koans. Most people have heard at least some of these statements, often without knowing the source. Though very few of the quotes attributed to Berra are malapropisms, Berra's apparently unintentionally humorous statements have been mistakenly labeled as such by some writers.

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Also Known As: Yogi

Alternative Names: Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra • Lawrence Peter Berra • Lorenzo Pietro Berra

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You can observe a lot just by watching.

You can observe a lot by watching.

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

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

I knew the record would stand until it was broken.

Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.

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

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

What's wrong with readin' comic books? I don't understand this kiddin' about readin' comic books. When I get through with 'em the other players on our club borrow them from me. Nobody makes a fuss about that.

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

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.

Before the playoff game in a World Series with the Dodgers in Brooklyn, Casey Stengel said in the clubhouse, "Well, this is it. Now who do you want to pitch?" The 40 guys in the clubhouse shouted "Raschi!" so loud the Dodgers must have heard it across the way. That's what we Yankees thought of Raschi. What did Raschi have? He had a slider and a curve that wasn't too good, but what made him so rough was a fast ball that got them out. Funny thing about him was that he couldn't relieve as good as Toots Shor. The guy was built to finish what he started.

I dunno. This game is getting funnier and funnier. We do everything but punch 'em in the nose and here we are all tied up in the Series. We flatten 'em by scores of 16-3, 10-0 and 12-0 and we still need one more to win. How do you figure that? Don't write this, but even if they beat us tomorrow, we're the better club.

[What time is it?] You mean now?

Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded