You should always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t come to yours.

If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.

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

If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him.

Never answer an anonymous letter.

90% of the game is half mental.

It’s never happened in the World Series history – and it hasn’t happened since.

If you don’t set goals, you can’t regret not reaching them.

A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.

The future ain’t what it used to be.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Pair up in threes.

I wish I had an answer to that, because I’m tired of answering that question.

You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn’t enough in the second half you give what’s left.

90% of short putts don’t go in.

We made too many wrong mistakes.

We’re lost, but we’re making great time!

If people don’t want to come to the ball park, how are you going to stop them?

It ain’t over till it’s over.

I knew exactly where it was, I just couldn’t find it.

The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.

You better cut the pizza in four pieces. I’m not hungry enough to eat eight.

I usually take a two hour nap, from one to four.

Steve McQueen looks good in this movie. He must have made it before he died.

It gets late early out there. (Referring to the sun conditions in left field at the stadium.)

It was hard to have a conversation with anyone – there were too many people talking.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

No, you didn’t wake me up. I had to get up to answer the phone anyway.

I really liked it. Even the music was good. (When asked if he liked the opera one evening.)

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

Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.

Shut up and talk.

Once, Yogi’s wife Carmen asked, “Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?” To this, Yogi replied, “Surprise me.”

Carmen said “I took Tim to see Doctor Zhivago today.” Yogi replied, “What the hell’s wrong with him now?”

I didn’t say half the things I said.