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Subject: Yogi Berra Quotes
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Original Message 1/4 30-Oct-09 @ 02:24 PM - Yogi Berra Quotes
I don't know if people outside of the U.S. know who Yogi Berra is. He was one of the greatest
catchers in baseball. He played for the Yankees and was selected to the all-star team 15
years in a row but he's almost more well known for things he's said over the years. I think
there's even a book called Yogisms. Many are funny and quite clever. Here are a few:
"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
Yogi's wife asked him one day, "You are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played
ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi
answered, "Surprise me."
"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."
"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
"There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em."
"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
"You can observe a lot by just watching."
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
"Even Napoleon had his Watergate."
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
"If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
Probably his most famous quote came from when he coached the Mets. He was asked to
comment after yet another loss and he said, "It's deja vu all over again."
He was given an honorary doctorate from New York University. Accepting the honor he said to
the packed auditorium, "I'd just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary."
catchers in baseball. He played for the Yankees and was selected to the all-star team 15
years in a row but he's almost more well known for things he's said over the years. I think
there's even a book called Yogisms. Many are funny and quite clever. Here are a few:
"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
Yogi's wife asked him one day, "You are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played
ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi
answered, "Surprise me."
"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."
"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
"There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em."
"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
"You can observe a lot by just watching."
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
"Even Napoleon had his Watergate."
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
"If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
Probably his most famous quote came from when he coached the Mets. He was asked to
comment after yet another loss and he said, "It's deja vu all over again."
He was given an honorary doctorate from New York University. Accepting the honor he said to
the packed auditorium, "I'd just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary."
Message 2/4 31-Oct-09 @ 05:56 PM - RE: Yogi Berra Quotes
lol - in uk we have similar but they are called "Colemanballs" after an old british sports commentator/presenter David Coleman who was renowned for issuing such verbal blunders - now the term is applied to any pundit or politician etc who tries to get to clever with language and fouls up
such classics as:
"We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought."
Bobby Robson after England nearly lost to Cameroon, WC 1990.
"I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered"
George Best.
"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals."
PETER WITHE, speaking on Radio 5 Live
"They (Rosenborg) have won 66 games, and they've scored in all of them."
BRIAN MOORE, ITV
"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."
Radio 5 Live
"I never make predictions and I never will."
PAUL GASCOIGNE
"Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve."
JOHN GREIG
"It's headed away by John Clark, using his head."
DEREK RAE
"In terms of the Richter Scale this defeat was a force eight gale."
JOHN LYALL
"In comparison, there's no comparison."
RON GREENWOOD
"I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way."
RON ATKINSON
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
DAVID ACFIELD
"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat"
Ron Atkinson (1979)
"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip"
John Motson - BBC TV
"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose."
Kevin Keegan
"It was like being in a foreign country"
(Ian Rush - On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy)
"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew."
(Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977)
lol
such classics as:
"We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought."
Bobby Robson after England nearly lost to Cameroon, WC 1990.
"I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered"
George Best.
"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals."
PETER WITHE, speaking on Radio 5 Live
"They (Rosenborg) have won 66 games, and they've scored in all of them."
BRIAN MOORE, ITV
"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."
Radio 5 Live
"I never make predictions and I never will."
PAUL GASCOIGNE
"Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve."
JOHN GREIG
"It's headed away by John Clark, using his head."
DEREK RAE
"In terms of the Richter Scale this defeat was a force eight gale."
JOHN LYALL
"In comparison, there's no comparison."
RON GREENWOOD
"I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way."
RON ATKINSON
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
DAVID ACFIELD
"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat"
Ron Atkinson (1979)
"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip"
John Motson - BBC TV
"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose."
Kevin Keegan
"It was like being in a foreign country"
(Ian Rush - On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy)
"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew."
(Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977)
lol
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Message 4/4 05-Nov-09 @ 12:08 PM Edit: 05-Nov-09 | 12:26 PM - RE: Yogi Berra Quotes
"I can't recall who did it or exactly what he did and I don't remember what year it was...but it was
a memorable moment" – Sitar 2009
Bartender at the Blarney Stone in midtown Manhattan: What was your first recollection as a
child?
Sitar after thinking for a moment: I don't remember.
a memorable moment" – Sitar 2009
Bartender at the Blarney Stone in midtown Manhattan: What was your first recollection as a
child?
Sitar after thinking for a moment: I don't remember.
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