Yogi Berra was more than just a legendary American professional baseball player – from his memorable, witty one-liners to his meaningful advices, Berra’s words continue to inspire and motivate people all around the world. His notable quotes have offered comfort, laughter, and sage wisdom for decades. Discover how you can incorporate the wisdom of Yogi Berra into your own life. Ready to get inspired? Let’s get started!
Best Yogi Berra Quotes
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. Yogi Berra
Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours. Yogi Berra
But it don’t bother me. I never yet saw anybody hit the baseball with their face. Besides, I like to get kidded; that means they like me. When they stop kidding me, I’m in trouble. Yogi Berra
If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else. Yogi Berra
We do everything but punch em in the nose and here we are all tied up in the Series. We flatten em by scores of 16-3, 10-0 and 12-0 and we still need one more to win. How do you figure that? Don’t write this, but even if they beat us tomorrow, we’re the better club. Yogi Berra
You can observe a lot just by watching. Yogi Berra
Baseball is a game of confidence, and overcoming failures and fears. That’s what life’s about too. Yogi Berra
It ain’t over til it’s over. Yogi Berra
The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. Yogi Berra
The future ain’t what it used to be. Yogi Berra
You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go. Yogi Berra
When you come to a fork in the road take it. Yogi Berra
My ambition is to hit .400 and talk 1.000. Yogi Berra
Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded. Yogi Berra
It’s never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn’t. Yogi Berra
Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight. Yogi Berra
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. Yogi Berra
Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true. Yogi Berra
In baseball, you don’t know nothing. Yogi Berra
I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question. Yogi Berra
How can you think and hit at the same time? Yogi Berra
I never said most of the things I said. Yogi Berra
I can see how Sandy Koufax won 25 games. What I don’t understand is how he lost five. Yogi Berra
If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be. Yogi Berra
Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. Yogi Berra
Okay you guys, pair up in threes! Yogi Berra
If I didn’t make it in baseball, I won’t have made it workin. I didn’t like to work. Yogi Berra
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Yogi Berra
If you get a guy that can play a couple of positions, it helps you out a real lot. Yogi Berra
We made too many wrong mistakes. Yogi Berra
I dunno. This game is getting funnier and funnier. Yogi Berra
I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous. Yogi Berra
If you don’t catch the ball you catch the bus home. Yogi Berra
We’re lost, but we’re making good time. Yogi Berra
It’s fun, baseball’s fun. Yogi Berra
You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you. Yogi Berra
Baseball’s different today, but it isn’t. Yogi Berra
A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore. Yogi Berra
So I’m ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face. Yogi Berra
No matter where you go, there you are. Yogi Berra
Pitching always beats batting and vice versa. Yogi Berra
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball’s pretty good, too. Yogi Berra
I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did. Yogi Berra
What difference does a uniform make? You don’t hit with it. Yogi Berra
I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting, how can I get mad at myself? Yogi Berra
If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer. Yogi Berra
The game is supposed to be fun. If you have a bad day don’t worry about it. You can’t expect to get a hit every game. Yogi Berra
It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility. Yogi Berra
Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good, positive attitude isn’t something to shrug off. Yogi Berra
He must have made that before he died. Yogi Berra
Little things are big. Yogi Berra
If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him. Yogi Berra
You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there. Yogi Berra
Why be jealous over things you don’t have? Yogi Berra
I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary. Yogi Berra
If the fans don’t wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop em. Yogi Berra
A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore. Yogi Berra
Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel. Yogi Berra
It’s not too far; it just seems like it is. Yogi Berra
Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head. Yogi Berra
That’s how I kept myself positive, by not getting all negative. Yogi Berra
I looked like this when I was young, and I still do. Yogi Berra
Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore because it’s too crowded. Yogi Berra
What time is it? You mean now? Yogi Berra
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. Yogi Berra
Pair up in three. Yogi Berra
I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better. Yogi Berra
Take it with a grain of salt. Yogi Berra
But Little League can be a great experience for kids, as long as they want to play and don’t play to bring their parents glory. Yogi Berra
Thank you for making this day necessary. Yogi Berra
It’s pretty far, but it doesn’t seem like it. Yogi Berra
When you come to a fork in the road, just take it. Yogi Berra
There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell em. Yogi Berra
When you see a fork in the road. Take It! Yogi Berra
Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It’s also a powerful motivator. Yogi Berra
We have deep depth. Yogi Berra
The game is simple, but it’s never easy. Yogi Berra
I never dreamed we’d accomplish so much, but hunger accomplishes a lot of things. Yogi Berra
No, I don’t go to that restaurant anymore. No body goes there. It’s too crowded. Yogi Berra
Are you dead yet? Yogi Berra
Thanks, you don’t look so hot yourself. Yogi Berra
The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase. Yogi Berra
Never make predictions, especially about the future. Yogi Berra
I try to accomplish something each day. Yogi Berra
I gotta shake hands with himǃ That’s one guy I know I’m better lookin than. Yogi Berra
90% of the putts that are short don’t go in. Yogi Berra
I guess I’ve got a smart wife. Yogi Berra
If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them. Yogi Berra
Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it’s not working. Yogi Berra
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’ve had a couple of those. Yogi Berra