BY STEVE DUNN
One of the true stars of Major League Baseball passed from
this life to the next last week. Yogi
Berra died at age xxx. Although he did
work with other clubs in his lengthy career, Yogi will be always be remembered
as one of the “most memorable” of the pin-striped clan from the Bronx.
Although I have been nor ever expect to be a Yankee lover;
like many I loved this Yankee catcher.
His prowess on the field was certainly to be admired, and I did; but
what endeared him to me was ability to enrich the English language and human
discourse with his quotes.
Some of his most memorable and intriguing were:
“IF YOU SEE A FORK IN
THE ROAD—TAKE IT”
“ALWAYS GO TO THE
FUNERALS OF YOUR FRIENDS OTHERWISE THEY WON’T COME TO YOURS”
“LITTLE LEAGUE
BASEBALL IS A VERY GOOD THING BECAUSE IT KEEPS THE PARENTS OFF THE STREETS?”
‘YOU CAN OBSERVE A
LOT BY JUST WATCHING”
“TAKE IT WITH A GRIN
OF SALT”
‘”IT WAS HARD TO GET
A CONVERSATION STARTED. EVERYBODY WAS TALKING TOO MUCH.”
“NEVER ANSWER AN
ANONYMOUS LETTER”
“THE FUTURE AIN’T
WHAT IT USED TO BE”
We will miss your wisdom Mr. Berra.
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