Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his: "I really didn't say everything I said."
Yogi BerraRead
I don't know if it's good for baseball, but it sure beats the hell out of rooming with Phil Rizzuto!
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote humorously contrasts an uncertain situation in baseball with a personal anecdote about a less desirable experience.
Yogi Berra's quote reflects his characteristic sense of humor, using a lighthearted comparison to convey that while he isn't sure if a certain situation is beneficial for the sport of baseball, it is certainly preferable to an experience he had while sharing a living space with the well-known baseball player Phil Rizzuto. This highlights the importance of perspective and the ability to find humor even in less than ideal conditions.
Themes
BaseballHumorPerspectiveAnecdote
In practice
Example use cases
During a sports event, to lighten the mood when discussing potential changes in the team.
More from Yogi Berra
All quotes βYou have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left.
Yogi BerraRead
We're lost, but we're making good time.
Yogi BerraRead
Anyone who understands Jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it.
Yogi BerraRead
I've always felt real blessed, especially to live in this country. If you dream hard and work hard, anything can happen here-I'm perfect proof.
Yogi BerraRead
You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you.
Yogi BerraRead
Similar quotes
The exquisite code of politeness of the Woosters prevented me clipping her one on the ear-hole, but I would have given a shilling to be able to do it. There seemed to me something deliberately fat-headed in the way she persisted in missing the gist.
P. G. WodehouseRead
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston ChurchillRead
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Muhammad AliRead
When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary.
Honore De BalzacRead
Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.
Randall MunroeRead
The shortest unit of time in the multiverse is the New York Second, defined as the period of time between the traffic lights turning green and the cab behind you honking.
Terry PratchettRead