Berra-isms (colloquial expressions that lack
logic) are now countless, and many of them are just attributed to Berra, even
if he never actually said them. As he so perfectly put it: “I never said most
of the things I said.” Here are 50 of our favorites.
1. When you come to a fork in the road, take
it.
2. You can observe a lot by just watching.
3. It ain’t over till it’s over.
4. It’s like déjà vu all over again.
5. No one goes there nowadays, it’s too
crowded.
6. Baseball is 90% mental and the other half
is physical.
7. A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.
8. Always go to other people’s funerals,
otherwise they won’t come to yours.
9. We made too many wrong mistakes.
10. Congratulations. I knew the record would
stand until it was broken.
11. You better cut the pizza in four pieces
because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.
12. You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten
you.
13. I usually take a two-hour nap from one
to four.
14. Never answer an anonymous letter.
15. Slump? I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t
hitting.
16. How can you think and hit at the same
time?
17. The future ain’t what it used to be.
18. I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win,
somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.
19. It gets late early out here.
20. If the people don’t want to come out to
the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.
21. We have deep depth.
22. Pair up in threes.
23. Why buy good luggage, you only use it
when you travel.
24. You’ve got to be very careful if you
don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.
25. All pitchers are liars or crybabies.
