Another Great Oldie: Lessons From Yogi
Yogi Berra was a better baseball player than he was a speaker, but he's probably quoted more than Churchill. Much of what he said seems silly; until you think about it for a moment...then you discover a more profound meaning. Here are a few of my favorite Yogi-isms. Each is like a Rorschach test and self-help course rolled up into one:
⢠"You can't think and hit at the same time."
⢠"Nobody goes there; it's too crowded."
⢠"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
⢠"The only reason I need these gloves is 'cause of my hands."
⢠"We were overwhelming underdogs."
⢠"The other team could make trouble for us if they win."
⢠"It's never happened in World Series history, and it hasn't happened since."
⢠"It's d`ej`a vu all over again!"
⢠"We made too many wrong mistakes."
⢠"If people don't come to the ballpark, how are you gonna stop them?"
⢠"If you ask me a question, I don't know -- I'm not going to answer."
⢠"Slump? I ain't in no slump...I just ain't hitting."
⢠"It was hard to have a conversation with anyone, there were too many people talking."
⢠"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."
⢠"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
⢠"We're lost, but we're making good time."
⢠"If the world were perfect it wouldn't be."
⢠"If I didn't wake up I'd still be sleeping."
⢠"I usually take a two hour nap from 1 to 4."
⢠"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
⢠"It gets late early out here."
⢠"90% of the game is half mental."
⢠"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours."
⢠"Steve McQueen looks good in this movie. He must have made it before he died."
⢠"I'm as red as a sheet."
⢠"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question."
⢠"Pair up in threes."
⢠"Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken."
⢠"Don't get me right, I'm just asking!"
⢠"Never answer an anonymous letter."
⢠"You can observe a lot by watching."
⢠"It's not too far, it just seems like it is."
⢠"You've got to be careful if you don't know where you're going 'cause you might not get there."
⢠"We have a good time together, even when we're not together."
⢠"Little League baseball is a good thing 'cause it keeps the parents off the streets and it keeps the kids out of the house!"
⢠"The future ain't what it used to be."
⢠"It ain't over till it's over."
⢠"I really didn't say everything I said."
