MC Yogi Quotes

It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays.

He [Steve McQueen] must have made that before he died.

I'd find the fellow who lost it [million dollars], and, if he was poor, I'd return it.

It ain't the heat, it's the humility.

How come it rains every Hall of Fame weekend? They need to move it to a different weekend.

Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.

The first principle of self-love is that you are not for sale.

Bless be the ones who serve others. They are the ones who find heaven on earth.

Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium: It gets late out there early.

I've always felt real blessed, especially to live in this country. If you dream hard and work hard, anything can happen here-I'm perfect proof.

Gratitude is the open door to abundance.

If you just feel happy for what you have, have an attitude of gratitude, and be grateful, then it will come true, you will be great and you will be full.

You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.

I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary.

Find friends and not lovers; you will win the game of life.

You can have everything you want as long as you don't want it badly enough.

Your job is to control yourself. Your job is to discipline yourself. Your job is to deal with everything in life with affection, love and kindness.

The idea is to just stop. Just wait. Don't react. Therein lies the whole universe. Just don't react.

Love without trust is a river without water.

You know how to drive a car, but you do not know how to drive your life!

Yoga is really the practice of seeing what's most important. Focusing on that first. Then it helps everything else sort of fall into alignment.

The reality is that life, for all of us, is pretty stressful and we all need ways to cope.

Yoga teaches you aim for the highest first, and the highest is always love. From there everything else will follow.

Let your heart speak to others hearts.

When the mind is attuned to the cosmic law, all the laws of nature are in perfect harmony with the aspirations of the mind.

We don't do what we know is wrong.

We are not responding to this instant if we are judging any aspect of it.

They think democracy - I used to say "damn the democracy", because it's not a stable government.

Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded

An attitude of gratitude brings great things.

If my father was alive to hear that, he'd turn over in his grave.

Adopt the standard of perfection, because it is a perfect universe.

Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.

Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself.

Only we should not be influenced by the winds.

When I found yoga, I realized that I can direct my own mind through my yoga practice and meditation. I can actually create my own mood. That was a huge awakening for me.

If you don't know where you're going, when you get there you'll be lost.

Only a new seed will yield a new crop.

Anybody who can't hear the difference between a ball hitting wood and a ball hitting concrete must be blind.

It's not too far; it just seems like it is.

Somethings don't always work out the way you plan. The main thing is to keep trying, do better next time, and deal with disappointment if it comes.

When asked what would he do if he found $1 million, Yogi responded, If the guy was poor, I'd give it back.

What Time Is It? You Mean Now?

Half the game is 90% mental.

Nobody did nothin' to nobody.

I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five.

If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.

The ballparks have gotten too crowded. That's why nobody goes to see the game anymore.

I've been with the Yankees 17 years, watching games and learning. You can see a lot by observing.

I enjoy now doing what I do... playing golf, relaxing a little, enjoying life.