September 15, 2005
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The Daily News
“A nickel isn’t worth a dime today.”
—Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra
1 Baseball.
2 I love the game.
3 Last night I came upon a list of quotes by the great Yogi Berra.
4 If you’ve never heard Yogi-isms, you’re in for a fun go! (And THAT, ladies and gents, is a baseball pun!)
5 So here is a bit of a break for me; the DN can keep me up late, sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. So I’m going to cheat a bit this morning and give you some great Yogi-isms. I hope you enjoy them!
6 So here goes. This is American humor at its best. Bon appetit.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
He must have made that before he died.–referring to a Steve McQueen movie
You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know whre you’re going, because you might not get there.
I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.
Slump? I ain’t in no slump! I just ain’t hitting.
I made a wrong mistake.
Texas has a lot of electrical votes.
I always thought that record would stand unitl it was broken.
You give 100% in the first half of a game, and if that isn’t enough in the second half you give what’s left.
It gets late early out here.
Thanks, you don’t look so hot yourself.–After being told he looked cool.
The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.
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”.
90 % of the putts that ae short don’t go in.
Yeah, but we’re making great time!–In reply to “Hey Yogi, I think we’re lost!”
It ain’t the heat; it’s the humility.
The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.
You should always go to other peoples’ funerals; otherwise, they won’t come to yours.
7 Thanks, Yogi.
8 Make someone happy today.
9 Peace.
