Yogi Berra
Birthday: May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Birth Name: Lawrence Peter Berra
Height: 171 cm
One of baseball's greatest catchers of all time, Yogi Berra appeared in a record 14 World Series while calling the games for the New York Yankees. Berra proved invaluable to the Yankees as eviden ...Show More
Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.
Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.
I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
I never said half the things I said.
I never said half the things I said.
I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.
I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.
It ain't over 'til it's over.
It ain't over 'til it's over.
Pair up by threes.
Pair up by threes.
It's so crowded nobody goes there anymore.
It's so crowded nobody goes there anymore.
You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours.
You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours.
I usually take a two-hour nap, from one o'clock to four.
I usually take a two-hour nap, from one o'clock to four.
It's deja vu all over again.
It's deja vu all over again.
Slump? I ain't in no slump. I'm just not hitting.
Slump? I ain't in no slump. I'm just not hitting.
You can't compare me to my father. Our similarities are different.
You can't compare me to my father. Our similarities are different.
Never answer an anonymous letter.
Never answer an anonymous letter.
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
(On why New York lost the 1960 World Series to Pittsburgh): We made too many wrong mistakes.
(On why New York lost the 1960 World Series to Pittsburgh): We made too many wrong mistakes.
How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name. - Upon receiving a Show more
How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name. - Upon receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to "bearer. Hide
If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
I don't know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over the Show more
I don't know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads. Hide
He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.
He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.
It gets late early out here.
It gets late early out here.
You can observe a lot by watching.
You can observe a lot by watching.
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too.
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too.
What the hell is wrong with him now? (when told by his wife that she's taken one of their sons to se Show more
What the hell is wrong with him now? (when told by his wife that she's taken one of their sons to see the movie Dr. Zhivago) Hide
The future ain't what it used to be.
The future ain't what it used to be.
Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.
Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.
I want to thank everybody for making this night necessary.
I want to thank everybody for making this night necessary.
Speaking about 1973 New York Mets' miracle finish: People thought we were dead.
Speaking about 1973 New York Mets' miracle finish: People thought we were dead.
God Bless this wonderful game they call baseball.
God Bless this wonderful game they call baseball.
(When asked by a teammate why he endorsed a product that he hardly ever used) Because they paid me i Show more
(When asked by a teammate why he endorsed a product that he hardly ever used) Because they paid me in cash, which is almost as good as money. (a line that was used years later in a commercial he did for AFLAC Insurance Co.). Hide
We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising.
We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising.
So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face.
So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face.
Yogi Berra's FILMOGRAPHY
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