Berra
Speech parts
1. Berra - Noun
2. Berra - Proper noun
Meaning
United States baseball player (born 1925)
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Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015 He won the American League (AL) MVP award in 1951, 1954, and 1955; Berra never finished lower than fourth in the MVP voting from 1950 to 1957.
Berra then vowed never to return to Yankee Stadium as long as Steinbrenner owned the team.
Berra quit school after the eighth grade. citation He was known for his malapropisms as well as pithy and paradoxical statements, such as "It ain't over 'til it's over", while speaking to reporters.
Berra agreed to stay in the job for 1985 after receiving assurances that he would not be terminated, but the impatient Steinbrenner reneged, firing Berra anyway after the 16th game of the season.
After playing 18 seasons with the Yankees, Berra retired following the 1963 season.
Berra explained that this quote originated when he witnessed Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hitting back-to-back home runs in the Yankees' seasons in the early 1960s.