A well-loved Coach and Player Good people come to us everyday and everyday good people leave us. Lawrence Peter Berra, or more commonly known as Yogi Berra, was a baseball Hall of Fame catcher and was known across the globe for his skills and talent. He died September 29, 2015 at age 90. Although Yogi is gone, his memories still live on through his qualities, legendary sayings, and in the Hall of Fame. Berra has many great qualities. Like the unbelievable way he would turn bunts into double plays or how he would twist pop-ups into easy outs. Yogi was born on May 12, 1925. He came from a humble background in a family of seven. His parents were Italian immigrants and at a young age his mother nicknamed him Lawdie because she could barely …show more content…
One of his most famous ones is, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” or “Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.” Over the years they became known as “Yogi-isms.” People said Yogi was funny but his old manager, Casey Stengel, once said, “Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and plays golf with millionaires. What’s funny about that?” One thing is clear, as vibrant as Yogi’s stories were and as popular as he was, he was that same colorful person behind home plate. According to “Yogi Berra,” he was quite the talker, trying to get the batters distracted. Most batters ignored him, but others tell him that they’ll have to talk later. Not only did he irritate the batters, the pitchers feared him. He could hit any ball, weather it’s too high, too low, or he hits it late, he will hit it out of the park. According to “Yogi Berra, Career at a Glance,” he has had 2150 hits, 358 home runs, 321 doubles, and 49 triples. He has been up to bat 7,555 times and has stolen 30 bases. He has had to walk 704 times throughout his career. Yogi always used to say, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over” (qtd. in “Baseball Hall”), and even though his career ended in 1965 as a player, everything he’s accomplished will be remembered