# The best Yogi Berra quotes (the ones he actually said)

The Yankees catcher (1925-2015) and his «Yogi-isms», as collected in his own books, starting with The Yogi Book (1998). As he said himself, «I really didn't say everything I said»: classics like «Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded» were around long before him.

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- Jan 27, 2022 · Cameron Elliott
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## Top 10

1. **It ain't over till it's over.** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Said in July 1973 as manager of the New York Mets, who were last in their division and went on to win the pennant.
2. **What time is it? You mean now?** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Asked the time on a plane; it became the title of his 2003 book.
3. **It gets late early out there.** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — About the shadows that fell on left field at the old Yankee Stadium in autumn.
4. **You can observe a lot by watching.** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — One of his best-known lines; also the title of his 2008 book.
5. **Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Collected in The Yogi Book (1998).
6. **Thank you for making this day necessary.** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — At «Yogi Berra Night» in his hometown of St. Louis in 1947.
7. **A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Collected in The Yogi Book (1998).
8. **When you come to a fork in the road, take it.** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — His directions to his house in Montclair, New Jersey, which you could reach by either branch of the road.
9. **The future ain't what it used to be.** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Collected in The Yogi Book (1998).
10. **I really didn't say everything I said.** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — His own answer to all the quotes attributed to him, in The Yogi Book (1998).
11. **If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — From When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! (2002).
12. **We made too many wrong mistakes.** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Explaining the Yankees' loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960 World Series.

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