February 11, 2009 9:13 PM

Famous Yogi-isms

By
Mary-Jayne McKay
(CBS)  The following are just some of the quotes attributed over the years to Yogi Berra:
  • "Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hittin."

  • On seeing a Steve McQueen movie: "He must have made that before he died"

  • "It ain't over till it's over."

  • "Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."

  • "In baseball, you don't know nothin'."

  • "It gets late early out here."

  • "Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken."

  • "It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it."

  • "You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."

  • " I couldn't tell if the streaker was a man or a woman because it had a bag on it's head."

  • "How can you think and hit at the same time?"

  • "I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."

  • "You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."

  • "It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much."

  • "If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them."

  • ""The future ain't what it use to be."

  • "The only reason I need these gloves is 'cause of my hands."

  • "The other team could make trouble for us if they win."

  • "If I didn't wake up I'd still be sleeping."

  • "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."

  • "I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question."

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