Subject: Yogi-isms

Yogi-isms:

Amusing unintended or unconventional, grammatical errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary attributed to baseball player ‘Yogi’ Berra.

A good ball club.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

The future ain’t what it used to be.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

80 percent of the balls that don’t reach the hole, don’t go in.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I always thought the record would stand until it was broken.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Yeah, what paper you write for, Ernie?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Yeah, only in America could a thing like that happen.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It’s never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn’t.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game; if that isn’t enough, in the second half, you have to give what’s left.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ‘em.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He must have made it before he died.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I made a wrong mistake.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

You don’t look so hot yourself.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

If I didn’t wake up, I’d still be sleeping.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia; let them walk to school like I did!

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

And they give you cash, which is just as good as money.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

You can observe a lot just by watching.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It was pretty good… even the music was nice.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He’s a big clog in their machine.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager