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1925–2015 United States
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.
United States Baseball coaches Baseball players Non-fiction authors Also known as: Berra, Yogi, Yogiisms
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I gotta shake hands with himǃ That's one guy I know I'm better lookin' than.
If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there.
If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
I really didn't say everything I said. [...] Then again, I might have said 'em, but you never know.
I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.
Thank you for making this day necessary.
If you ask me a question I don't know, I'm not going to answer.
I looked like this when I was young, and I still do.
Dickey's teaching me all of his experience.
You guys are trying to stop Musial in 15 minutes while the National League ain’t stopped him in 15 years.
It ain't over till it's over.
The Yogi book (1997)
For a while, he was far better than the team around him, and he could give me fits.
I always know how Hutch did when we follow Detroit into a town. If we got stools in the dressing room, I know he won. If we got kindling, he lost.
You can observe a lot by watching.
[What time is it?] You mean now?
My ambition is to hit .400 and talk 1.000.
We made too many of the wrong mistakes.
But it don't bother me. I never yet saw anybody hit the baseball with their face. Besides, I like to get kidded; that means they like me. When they stop kidding me, I'm in trouble.
It gets late early out there.
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