As a player, coach and manager, Yogi Berra’s achievements stand alone. With 13 World Series rings (10 as a player, 3 as coach), 15 All-Star selections, three AL MVP awards, his 8 uniform number retired by the Yankees, and induction into the Hall of Fame, as well as holding World Series records for most Series (14), career games (75), at-bats (259), hits (71), doubles (10), singles (49), games caught (63) and most putouts (457). When Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history (1956) his catcher was Yogi Berra.

Despite these accomplishments, Berra is probably better known for his infamous nonsensical quotations. Perhaps his most famous “Yogi-ism” is “It ain’t over ’till it’s over”, in response to his Mets’ chances in the 1973 NL pennant race. Several books have been published chronicling Berra’s most remembered quotations. Some other memorable “Yogi-isms” include: “You can observe a lot by watching”, “90 of the game is half mental”, “What time is it? You mean now?”, “Pitching always beats batting ” and vice-versa”, “The future ain’t what it used to be”, “Never answer an anonymous letter”, “I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous”, and “I can’t concentrate when I’m thinking.”