Yogi Berra Quotes: Did He Really Say That?

The legendary Hall of Fame catcher from the New York Yankees, Yogi Berra, was not only one of the greatest to ever play baseball, but he was also never afraid to speak his mind. Until 1998 when Yogi Berra released The Yogi Book: I Really Didn’t Say Everything I Said, sports fans have attributed some of the greatest lines in sports history to Yogi Berra himself and called them Yogi-isms. How well do you know the accuracy of his quotes?

Yogi Berra Quotes

Yogi Berra quotes have often been mistaken over the years. And many baseball fans will have a hard time admitting they're wrong about baseball quotes like the classic lines attributed to Yogi Berra--even if he never did say them. Which quotes from Yogi Berra are real, and which ones are fake?

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Question 1/15

"We have a good time together, even when we're not together," was said by Yogi Berra when a reporter was asking him about what?

Coaching other MLB teams besides the New York Yankees
To describe the longevity of his marriage
The crazy fans that follow him around
His former Yankees teammates after he retired

Question 2/15

Let's get a base hit and start off with an easy one. Did Yogi Berra actually say, "We made too many wrong mistakes."?

Question 3/15

Almost every one of Yogi Berra's most memorable quotes can be attributed to him, unless he ever told someone it was not true. With that in mind, who actually said, "It's like deja vu all over again."?

John Anders
Yogi Berra
Tish Baldridge
Jim Prior

Question 4/15

"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours," is quite possibly one of the funniest, and most authentic, things ever said but it was not spoken by Yogi Berra. Who was the actual person behind this line?

Charles Lee
J. F. Shaw Kennedy
William Wallace
Jim Flannigan

Question 5/15

Which MLB team was Yogi Berra managing when he told a reporter, "It ain't over till it's over."?

Houston Astros
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets

Question 6/15

Unfortunately, "Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical," was not originally said by Yogi Berra and was instead delivered by another former MLB player. Who was it?

Steve Garvey
Dave Cash
Jim Wohlford
Danny Ozark

Question 7/15

Was the following line, "You can observe a lot by just watching," ever said by Yogi Berra?

Question 8/15

"The future ain't what it used to be," was definitely something Yogi Berra said in 1974, but the quote itself can be traced back to the later 1930's when who was actually responsible for creating it?

Laura Riding and Robert Graves
Paul Valery
Roger Maris
Ernest Hemingway

Question 9/15

"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true," might not be an actual quote from Yogi Berra. Did he ever say this?

Question 10/15

"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel," was often said, defensively, by Yogi Berra. Why did he say it?

He was auditioning for an advertising campaign with Samsonite
He would use it to respond to silly questions from reporters after a bad game
He was frugal and hardly ever spent his money on luxury items
His teammates always joked about his cheap luggage

Question 11/15

Yogi Berra once said, "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken," in a telegram that he had sent over to which MLB superstar?

Mike Schmidt
Eddie Murray
Johnny Bench
Ben Oglivie

Question 12/15

Did Yogi Berra ever say, "You better cut the pie in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six," when talking about a pizza?

Question 13/15

"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded," is one of Yogi Berra's most famous quotes that he has owned up to from day one. However, another source confirmed that these were, in fact, his words. Who was the source?

Phil Rizzuto
Carmen Short
Casey Stengel
Joe DiMaggio

Question 14/15

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious," was not originally said by Yogi Berra. It was originally said by whom?

Don Mattingly
Oscar Gamble
Gary Danielson
Charles Shackleford

Question 15/15

"When you come to a fork in the road...take it," is one of the most famous lines ever attributed to Yogi Berra. Did he ever say this?

Calculating Result...

Yogi Berra Quotes: Did He Really Say That?

Yogi Berra Quotes: Did He Really Say That?

Yogi Berra Quotes

"We have a good time together, even when we're not together," was said by Yogi Berra when a reporter was asking him about what?

Let's get a base hit and start off with an easy one. Did Yogi Berra actually say, "We made too many wrong mistakes."?

Almost every one of Yogi Berra's most memorable quotes can be attributed to him, unless he ever told someone it was not true. With that in mind, who actually said, "It's like deja vu all over again."?

"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours," is quite possibly one of the funniest, and most authentic, things ever said but it was not spoken by Yogi Berra. Who was the actual person behind this line?

Which MLB team was Yogi Berra managing when he told a reporter, "It ain't over till it's over."?

Unfortunately, "Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical," was not originally said by Yogi Berra and was instead delivered by another former MLB player. Who was it?

Was the following line, "You can observe a lot by just watching," ever said by Yogi Berra?

"The future ain't what it used to be," was definitely something Yogi Berra said in 1974, but the quote itself can be traced back to the later 1930's when who was actually responsible for creating it?

"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true," might not be an actual quote from Yogi Berra. Did he ever say this?

"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel," was often said, defensively, by Yogi Berra. Why did he say it?

Yogi Berra once said, "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken," in a telegram that he had sent over to which MLB superstar?

Did Yogi Berra ever say, "You better cut the pie in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six," when talking about a pizza?

"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded," is one of Yogi Berra's most famous quotes that he has owned up to from day one. However, another source confirmed that these were, in fact, his words. Who was the source?

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious," was not originally said by Yogi Berra. It was originally said by whom?

"When you come to a fork in the road...take it," is one of the most famous lines ever attributed to Yogi Berra. Did he ever say this?

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