A lot of guys go, 'Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.' I tell 'em, 'I don't know any.' They want me to make one up. I don't make 'em up. I don't even know when I say it. They're the truth. And it is the truth. I don't know.

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On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary. Following a loss infielder Phil Linz was playing his harmonica and Berra ordered him to stop. The Yankees assigned Berra to the Norfolk Tars of the Class B Piedmont League where his most memorable feat was driving in 23 runs in a doubleheader.

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925) is a former American Major League Baseball catcher outfielder and manager. He was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in a voting of fans in 1999. As a player coach or manager Berra appeared in 21 World Series.