Yogiisms

Yogiisms are quotes of Yogi Berra, who, besides being a baseball player, was also famous for fracturing the English language in provocative, interesting ways. Similar phrases, spoken by other people, are also sometimes called "Yogiisms". Many Yogiisms are oxymorons.

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:It ain't over 'til it's over.

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This quote is undoubtedly the most well known Yogi-ism. However, what he really said was You're never out of it 'til you're out of it in regards to the 1973 National League pennant race.

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:I want to thank you for making this day necessary.

Yogi Berra: Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees. He is one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers ...

Baseball: Baseball is a team sport, a bat-and-ball game, in which a hard, fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher, and an offensive player called a batter attempts to hit it with a tapered, cylindrical, smooth stick called a bat. The ball itself is also called a baseball. Scoring is a...

Oxymoron: Not to be confused with Oxymoron (band)....