yogiisms
Yogi Berra is notorious for his oxymorons (contradictions), tautologies (saying the same thing twice) and other statements that, on reflection, just don’t make sense. [...] That same year he also met a girl named Carmen, who was waiting tables in a St. Louis restaurant. [1]
Berra joined the New York Yankees in 1946 and served as the team’s regular catcher from 1949 until his retirement in 1963. [2]
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra (born May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. [3]
Lawrence Peter Berra - more commonly known by his nickname ‘Yogi Berra’ - was a great baseball player of his time. [1]
An outstanding catcher with the New York Yankees (1946′63), Berra was the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1951, 1954, and 1955, hit 358 career home runs and appeared in 14 World Series. [2]
He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. [3]
For more information on Yogi Berra, visit Britannica.com. [2]
On 18 July 1999, Larsen and Berra celebrated the feat with a ceremonial pitch for “Yogi Berra Day” at Yankee Stadium (the 74-year-old Berra did not jump into the 70-year-old Larsen’s arms, though). [3]
“I think Little League is wonderful. [4]
Happy 81st birthday to one of baseball’s greatest catchers and managers, Yogi Berra, known as much for his… interesting way of expressing himself, as he is for his baseball prowess. [2]
Some of his utterances that created the phrase ” Yogi-isms” are below. [5]
He managed the Yankees in 1964 but was fired and became a coach and manager (1965 - 75) with the New York Mets. [2]
This combination made him a feared “clutch hitter “; rival manager Paul Richards once called Berra “the toughest man in the league in the last three innings.” [3]
During those Yankee years when Yogi was on the road, someone asked him about Carmen and another Yogi-ism was born. [1]
Sources:
[1] YOGI-isms
[2] Yogi Berra: Definition from Answers.com
[3] Yogiisms - Wikipedia
[4] Yogi Berra Quotes: Yogi-isms
[5] Quotes By Yogi Berra - Yogi-isms