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The world loved Yogi Berra!

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One of baseballs all-time greats, Yogi Berra, died this week At 90. He one of baseball’s greatest catchers and characters, who as a player was a mainstay of 10 Yankee championship teams and as a manager led both the Yankees and Mets to the World Series. But he will always be remembered by his Yogisms. Nobody could turn a phrase like Yogi. I met him several years ago at spring training where the Yankees begin their season in Tampa. Here are a few of his best sayings.

“It’s deja vu all over again!”: “You can’t think and hit at the same time.” … On a restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” … “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” … On the 1973 Mets: “We were overwhelming underdogs.” … “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” … “I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4.” … What time is it? “You mean now?” … On a spring training drill: “Pair off in threes.” …

“Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.” … “You can observe a lot by watching.” … On his team’s diminishing pennant chances: “It ain’t over ’till it’s over.” … On his fractured syntax: “I really didn’t say everything I said.” … A final piece of advice. “Always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t go to yours.”

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