American baseball player Yogi Berra.

Yogi Berra

Aphorisms,

 c. 1965

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.

You can’t think and hit at the same time.

Slump? I ain’t in a slump. I just ain’t hitting.

I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.

If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him.

90 percent of the game is half mental.

I knew the record would stand until it was broken.

You can observe a lot by watching.

It ain’t over till it’s over. 

We made too many wrong mistakes.

It’s déjà vu all over again.

I really didn’t say everything I said.

American baseball player Yogi Berra.

Charles Barkley

Commentary,

 c. 1993

I think the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.

I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than forty-eight minutes, barring overtime.

We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.

You should be able to go and pick out one fan a game and beat the hell out of him.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.

I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.

I heard Tonya Harding is calling herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating. I was going to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized I have no character.

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