What Time Is It? You Mean Now? : Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All

by Yogi Berra; Dave Kaplan

• ISBN13: 9780743237680
• ISBN10: 0743237684
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Summary

Could Confucius hit a curveball? Could Yoda block the plate? Can the Dalai Lama dig one out of the dirt? No, there is only one Zen master who could relay his wisdom while gloving a relay, ponder perfection while catching a perfect game, and contemplate the circle of life while rounding the bases.

Who is this guru lurking in the grand old game? Well, he's the winner of ten World Series rings, a member of both the Hall of Fame and the All-Century Team, and perhaps the most popular and beloved ballplayer of all time. And without effort or artifice he's waxed poetic on the mysteries of time ("It gets late awful early out there"), the meaning of community ("It's so crowded nobody goes there anymore"), and even the omnipresence of hope in the direst circumstances ("It ain't over 'til it's over").

It's Yogi Berra, of course, and in What Time Is It? You Mean Now?, Yogi expounds on the funny, warm, borderline inadvertent insights that are his trademark. Twenty-six chapters, one for each letter from A to Z, examine the words, the meaning, and the uplifting example of a kid from St. Louis who grew up to become the consummate Yankee and the ultimate Yogi.

Included in this treasury of inspired and inspiring Yogi-isms are such eloquent and thought-provoking pearls of wisdom as:

"I ain't in a slump. I'm just not hitting," encouraging us to stay positive even in the face of adversity.

"Why be jealous over things you don't have?" counseling us to take joy in all the good things in our lives -- without envying others.

"You can observe a lot by watching," reminding us to be open to the possibility of surprise and wonder in the world around us.

"It's like déjà-vu all over again," because, after all, you don't have to believe in reincarnation to know that history repeats itself.

Touching on all things great and not so great, Yogi imparts to us his one-of-a-kind wisdom and famously quirky humor, illuminating the subtle truths at work in our lives. Overflowing with improbable insight and enlightening advice, What Time Is It? You Mean Now? is the essential guide to the world according to Yogi.

Table of Contents

"I Ain't in a Slump. I'm Just Not Hitting."	p. 1
"Baseball's Different Today, But It Isn't."	p. 7
"If You Can't Imitate Him, Don't Copy Him."	p. 15
"Are You Dead Yet?"	p. 21
"It Gets Late Early Out There."	p. 27
"When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!"	p. 33
"You've Got to Be Careful If You Don't Know Where You're Going Because You Might Not Get There."	p. 39
"Ninety Percent of This Game is Half-Mental."	p. 45
"I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said."	p. 51
"Why Be Jealous over Things You Don't Have?"	p. 57
"Little League Is Good Because It Keeps Parents Off the Street and the Kids Out of the House."	p. 63
"Little Things Are Big."	p. 69
"We Made Too Many Wrong Mistakes."	p. 75
"It's So Crowded, Nobody Goes There."	p. 81
"It Was a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity, and I've Had a Couple of Those."	p. 89
"If the World Were Perfect, It Wouldn't Be."	p. 95
"If You Ask Me a Question I Don't Know, I'm Not Going to Answer."	p. 101
"Congratulations-I Knew the Record Would Stand Until It Was Broken."	p. 107
"Someone's Got to Win and Someone's Got to Lose, and That Was Us."	p. 115
"Pair Up in Threes."	p. 123
"The Future Ain't What It Used to Be."	p. 129
"It's Deja Vu All Over Again."	p. 137
"The Other Teams Could Make Trouble for Us If They Win."	p. 143
"He's Learning Me His eXperience."	p. 149
"I Looked Like This When I Was Young, and I Still Do."	p. 155
"You Saw Dr. Zhivago? Why? Aren't You Feeling Well?"	p. 163
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