"You can observe a lot by just watching." ~Yogi BerraThanks, Barry. :)
And now for something completely different...a little humor perhaps...?
"Yogiisms" (Thanks, Wikipedia). There are some great ones in here and actually some of them quite profound, believe it or not.... I bolded my favorite below:
- As a general comment on baseball: "Ninety percent of this game is half mental."
- On why he no longer went to a popular St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there no more, it's too crowded!"
- When giving directions to his New Jersey home, which was equally accessible via two different routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
- On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "I'd like to thank all those who made this night necessary."
- "It's like déjà vu all over again". Berra explained that this quote originated when he witnessed Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back to back home runs in the Yankees' seasons in the early 1960s.
- "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
- On a trip to Cooperstown, to attend a dinner, Phil Rizzuto commented to Yogi, "I think we're lost." To which Yogi responded "Yeah, but we're making great time."
- When told by a queen visiting New York on a particularly humid day that he appeared "quite cool," Yogi innocently responded "Thanks; you don't look so hot yourself."
- When asked if he wanted a personal pizza cut into 4 or 8 slices, Yogi responded with "Better cut it into 4, I don't think I could eat 8."
- "It's not the heat, it's the humility."
- "They could make trouble for us if they win" on the American League situation
- "The future ain't what it used to be."
- "We made too many wrong mistakes."
- "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
- "I usually take a two hour nap from one to four."
- "Know anything? I don't even 'suspect' anything!"
- When asked about his relationship with George Steinbrenner, he responded: "We agree different."
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
ReplyDeleteThis is probably my favorite.
I'll have to show this post to my son (who is a walking baseball encyclopedia!) I do think that many of Yogi's sayings are quite profound.
ReplyDeleteNow you are quoting MY favorite philosopher! I used to be known for quoting Yogi on my yearly memos to the faculty when I was union president. You missed one: When asked by his wife whether he preferred to be buried in one of two cities, he replied "I dunno, you surprise me."
ReplyDeleteHe's very Zen (at least for me).
Another one: When asked what time it was, Yogi replied, "You mean now?" That's deep.
ReplyDeleteVal,
ReplyDeleteAnother great one! :)
Deb,
Yep, Yogi only pretends to be dumb. Whe I said he's a sage, I was only half joking. Actually even less than half. :)
Barbara,
A (union) president who quotes Yogi, I love it!
And re: your second comment, I was reminded of this:
"It's always being now" --Van Morrison from On Hyndford Street
Ha!…don't know how often I've used that Yogi quote re. taking the fork in the road, but it has been often. In fact, it may just be one of the cornerstones of my life philosophy.
ReplyDeleteAs to the one about the future…does that mean it changed, or just got closer? :-)
Grizzled,
ReplyDeleteI don't have a clue what that quote really is supposed to mean, but I liked it and I'm glad you like Yogi. :)