Yogi Berra (1925-2015) was an American professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born Lawrence Peter Berra on May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri, he played the majority of his career with the New York Yankees.
Yogi Berra won a remarkable 10 World Series championships as a player with the Yankees, establishing himself as a key figure in the team’s success during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his exceptional catching abilities, as well as his humorous and often perplexing statements, which became known as “Yogi-isms.” These sayings were often unintentional but displayed a unique and humorous perspective on life and baseball.
After his playing career, Yogi Berra went on to become a successful manager, leading both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, recognizing his contributions to the sport both as a player and a manager. Yogi Berra remains a beloved and iconic figure in the history of baseball.
Yogi Berra Quotes
1. “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.”
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2. “It ain’t over till it’s over.”
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3. “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.”
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4. “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.”
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5. “Doing the little things can make a big difference.”
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6. “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.”
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7. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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8. “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
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9. “The future ain’t what it used to be.”
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10. “If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be. ”
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11. “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.”
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12. “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
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13. “90% of the game is half mental.”
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14. “Keep trying. Stay humble, Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
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15. “Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it’s not working.”
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16. “That’s too coincidental to be a coincidence.”
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17. “If you don’t set goals, you can’t regret not reaching them.”
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18. “Nothing is like it seems, but everything is exactly like it is.”
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19. “Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.”
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20. “We made too many wrong mistakes.”
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21. “Life is a learning experience, only if you learn.”
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22. “Nobody comes here anymore, it’s too crowded.”
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23. “We’re lost, but we’re making good time.”
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24. “If I had to do it all over again, I would do it all over again.”
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25. “I never said most of the things I said.”
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26. “Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”
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27. “Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
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28. “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.”
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29. “You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.”
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30. “Deja Vu All Over Again.”
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31. “Its getting late early.”
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32. “Somethings don’t always work out the way you plan. The main thing is to keep trying, do better next time, and deal with disappointment if it comes.”
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33. “Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life.”
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34. “Prediction is very hard, particularly when it’s about the future.”
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35. “Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It’s also a powerful motivator.”
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36. “Failure is just another opportunity to start over.”
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37. “The hardest thing is to get started, but the really hardest thing is to finish.”
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38. “I can’t concentrate when I’m thinking.”
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39. “Records and achievements are made to be broken.”
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40. “I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.”
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41. “Anyone who understands Jazz knows that you can’t understand it. It’s too complicated. That’s what’s so simple about it.”
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42. “I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.”
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43. “I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question.”
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44. “You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time.”
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45. “Whatever you do, you should do it with feeling.”
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46. “Little things are big.”
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47. “Listen up, because I’ve got nothing to say and I’m only gonna to say it once.”
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48. “If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.”
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49. “If you’re feeling good, don’t worry. You’ll get over it.”
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50. “You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go.”
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51. “There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ’em.”
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52. “I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.”
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53. “I really didn’t say everything I said.”
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54. “If I didn’t wake up I’d still be sleeping.”
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55. “It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.”
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56. “He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.”
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57. “Anybody who can’t hear the difference between a ball hitting wood and a ball hitting concrete must be blind.”
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58. “Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.”
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59. “It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.”
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60. “It was pretty good. Even the music was nice.”
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61. “Slump? I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t hitting.”
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62. “Pitching always beats batting – and vice-versa.”
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63. “Every time I see him, he’s not there.”
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64. “We were over-whelming underdogs.”
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65. “Swing at the strikes.”
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66. “He can run anytime he wants. I’m giving him the red light.”
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67. “If my father was alive to hear that, he’d turn over in his grave.”
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68. “I take a two hour nap between 1PM and 3PM.”
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69. “What a house – nothin’ but rooms!”
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70. “Well, I used to look like this when I was young and now I still do.”
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71. “Why don’t you pair’em up in threes?”
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72. “A good time to hit is with men on base, because the pitcher ain’t got no place to put you. He’s going to get that ball around there somewhere. He don’t want to walk you.”
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73. “On why he no longer went to Ruggeri’s, a St. Louis restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore because it’s too crowded.””
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74. “50% of all married people are women.”
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75. “I couldn’t tell if the streaker was a man or a woman because it had a bag on it’s head.”
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76. “Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.”
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77. “When the waitress asked if I wanted my pizza cut into four or eight slices, I said, ‘Four. I don’t think I can eat eight.’”
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78. “I love baseball, I really do. I always told my Dad, I’m not gonna make it working… I like to play ball too much. Which I did. I played hard. You gotta work at this game. You really do. And its fun doing it if you do it the right way.”
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79. “The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.”
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80. “I’m lucky. Usually, you’re dead to get your own museum, but I’m still alive to see mine.”
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81. “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.”
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82. “Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.”
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83. “A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it’s home or on the road.”
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84. “If there’s one pitch you keep swinging at and keep missing, stop swinging at it.”
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85. “Buy a stock, if it goes up, sell it, if it goes down, don’t buy it.”
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86. “Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good positive attitude isn’t something to shrug off.”
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87. “It ain’t like football. You can’t make up no trick plays.”
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88. “How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don’t know how to spell my name.”
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89. “Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats. Yogi said, Those guys make a pair.”
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90. “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”
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91. “I don’t mean to be funny.”
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92. “I guess I’ve got a smart wife.”
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93. “The game is supposed to be fun. If you had a bad day, don’t worry. You can’t expect to get a hit every game.”
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94. “When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.””
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95. “I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.”
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96. “If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot.”
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97. “I enjoy now doing what I do… playing golf, relaxing a little, enjoying life.”
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98. “The ballparks have gotten too crowded. That’s why nobody goes to see the game anymore.”
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99. “Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.”
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100. “If people don’t want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them? -Yogi Berra, The Yogi Book, to baseball commissioner Bud Selig about lagging baseball attendance Ninety percent of the game is half mental.”
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