8 Top 'Yogi-isms' From 'The Great No. 8,' Baseball's Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra, the great baseball catcher who appeared in the World Series more often than any player in history and endeared himself to sports fans and non-sports fans alike with his humble ways and quirky sayings, died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey. He was 90.

Mr. Berra played for 10 Yankee championship teams, led them to the World Series as manager and later jumped to the Mets to lead them to the championship series. But he was nevertheless at least as known for his ”Yogi-isms,” described by the New York Times as “unwittingly witty epigrams.”

From various sources, here are Mr. Berra’s Top 8 Yogi-isms:

8. “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

7. “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

6. “Whatever you do in life, 90 percent of it is half mental.”

5. “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

4. Explaining why he no longer frequented a particular restaurant, he said, “Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded.”

3. “You can observe a lot just by watching.”

2. When asked by his wife where he’d like to be buried, he reportedly replied, “I don’t know. Surprise me.”

And the No. 1 Yogi-ism from The Great No. 8: “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”

• See Yogi Berra’s full obituary here.