Yogi Berra

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Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager) was an American professional baseball player and manager who spent all but the last year or so with the New York Yankees. He has many memorial sayings and quotes. Many of these have to do with self-reference, redundancy, etc., which makes them applicable to many areas of programming language theory and computation.

Many saying have been attributed to him that he did not actually say, but sound like something he would have said.

The French phrase "déjà vu" ≈ "already seen"and is the source of the English phrase "déjà vu" as in something that is happening that reminds one of something that happened before.

It's like déjà-vu all over again Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Yogi: It ain't over 'til it's over.	Yogi: The future ain’t what it used to be.	Yogi: You can observe a lot by just watching.
Yogi: No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.	Yogi: I never said most of the things I said.	Yogi: It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.

Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager) catcher, manager (U.S. Navy, gunner's mate, Normandy Landings, Purple Heart)

Player: 1946-1963 (Yankees), 1965 (Mets)
Manager: 1964, 1972-1975, 1984-1985

Popular book. (2001): When you come to a fork in the road, take it!

Of course, as Yogi once said: I never said most of the things I said.

Yogi Berra returned back to baseball in 1984 as depicted on the April 2, 1984 Sports Illustrated cover "Yogi's Back".

One aspect of the humor (some call it stupid humor) is the double meanings of some of the words or situations used.

Yogi Berra caught Dan Larsen's perfect game in game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Dodgers in 97 pitches. Only Pee Wee Reese got to 3 balls, in the first inning.

Note that the English word "perfect" is not the same is the Greek which means "complete" or "perfected" (but not necessarily without errors).

Why is it called the World Series if only North American teams can play?

Christians are not perfect, just forgiven.
Not sinless, but they should sin less.

You can observe a lot by just watching. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

It ain't over 'til it's over. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

The future ain’t what it used to be. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Never answer an anonymous letter. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Take it with a grin of salt. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

It gets late early out here. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

We made too many wrong mistakes. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Ninety percent of the game is half mental. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

I always thought the record would stand until it was broken. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Pair up in threes. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

No matter where you go, there you are. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

If I didn't wake up, I'd still be sleeping. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

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 (American professional baseball player and manager)

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

I never said most of the things I said. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)

If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer. Yogi Berra (American professional baseball player and manager)