"I never said most of things I said," said Yogi, famously. His reputation was almost biblical: stuff attributed to him because...well, because...But there's wisdom here, deep wisdom, nonetheless. "You can observe a lot just by watching." Rest in peace, dear Yankee. You were a champion on the diamond, and a sage among words!
- "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical."
- "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
- "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
- "You can't think and hit at the same time."
- "So, I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face."
- "It's deja vu all over again."
- "Even Napoleon had his Watergate."
- "You can observe a lot just by watching."
- "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
- "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."
- "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
- "Cut my pie into four pieces. I don't think I could eat eight."
- "Never answer an anonymous letter."
- "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
- "If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else."
- "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
- "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."
- "The future ain't what it used to be."
- "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
- "I never said most of the things I said."
- "It ain't over 'til it's over."
- "Always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise, they won't come to yours."
