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Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees’ Hall of Fame catcher who hit 358 home runs, celebrated his 80th birthday last week. He is also known for the following Yogi-isms, as cited on his website:

* “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

* “Never answer an anonymous letter.”

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

* “It’s deja vu all over again.”

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

* “I didn’t really say everything I said.”

* “I want to thank you for making this day necessary.” (on Yogi Berra day in St. Louis, 1947)

* “You can observe a lot by watching.”

* “The future ain’t what it used to be.”

* “It gets late early out here.”

* “If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.”

* “If the people don’t want to come to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.”

* When asked what time it was ... “You mean now?”

* Yogi on the 1969 New York Mets ... “Overwhelming underdogs.”