"While he did mangle a phrase now and then,
with Yogi it was important that you listen to what he was saying, not
how; and what he said generally made very good sense."
--Donald Honig, New York Mets
"Yogi had the fastest bat I ever saw. He could hit a ball
late --that was already past him --and take it out of the park. The
pitchers were afraid of him 'cause he'd hit anything... so they didn't know
what to throw to him. Yogi had 'em psyched out and he wasn't even
trying to psych 'em out."
--Hector Lopez, Yankees outfielder
"They say he's funny. Well, he has a lovely wife
and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf
with millionaires. What's so funny about that?"
--Casey Stengel, Yankees manager
"He seemed to be doing everything wrong, yet
everything came out right. He stopped everything behind the plate
and he hit everything in front of it."
--Mel Ott, Giants manager
"If Yogi had gone to college, they would have
made him talk clearer, but not better."
--Nolan Ryan
"Talking to Yogi Berra about baseball is like talking
to Homer about the Gods."
--A. Bartlett Giamatti, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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