#Yogi July 29th

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For the month of July 2024 several of us are going to take on a 30-Day Nickname Coach4aday Challenge. The simple concept is to share a nickname and tell a little about who it is associated with and why they got tagged with that moniker. Today I’m going with a baseball player nicknamed YOGI who is just as famous for his quotes

Lawrence Peter Berra was nicknamed Yogi. He played professional baseball for 19 years with the first 18 (1946-1963) with the NY Yankees. He ended his career with the NY Mets (1965). He got the nickname one summer while playing American Legion Baseball. A friend thought he looked like a Yogi or ascetics he saw in a short documentary on the country of India.

Nickname 30-Day Challenge Guidelines

Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines.

1. Each day in July learn something or just appreciate a nickname associated with someone.
2. Share that name with others
3. If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms

July 29th-Yogi

Yogi Berra had a distinguished career being a15-time All-Star, a three-time American League MVP Award winner and a 10-time World Series champion as a player. Yet despite that many people know him for his quotes that often butchered the English language or defied logic.

Here are three popular ones.

“It ain’t over till it’s over.”: This famous quote epitomizes Berra’s belief in persistence and resilience, often used to convey that one should never give up until the final outcome is decided.

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”: Known for his humorous and paradoxical sayings, this quote reflects Berra’s unique way of providing wisdom, suggesting decisiveness even in seemingly unclear situations.

Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.”: This classic Yogi-ism humorously highlights the importance of mental toughness and focus in the game of baseball, despite its playful mathematical inaccuracy.