Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame Yankee catcher, turns 86 today, May 12th. Yogi hit 358 home runs and won 10 World Series Championships. I don’t know of any other player who has won more.
But Yogi is perhaps best known as a “baseball philosopher” whose quotes about baseball – and life – are now legendary. You’ll find them on a wall near the left field side of AT&T Park in San Francisco. Yogi’s pearls of wisdom include “I always thought that record would stand until it was broken,” and “You can observe a lot by watching.” His most famous Yogiism is probably, “It ain’t over til it’s over.” And anyone with an appetite can understand the intrinsic, but twisted logic of this Yogiism: “You better cut the pizza into four pieces, because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” Check out more Yogi quotes here:
In San Francisco there is no obvious connection to Yogi Berra, but he is a baseball icon universally loved by fans and his witty words are perfectly placed inside themost majestic park in the land.
What’s your favorite quote from Yogi?
