SI Vault
 
THEY SAID IT
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum
February 11, 1985
?Yogi Berra, New York Yankee manager, after accepting an invitation to dine at the White House this week: "I thought they said steak dinner, but then I found it was a state dinner."
Decrease font Decrease font
Enlarge font Enlarge font
February 11, 1985

They Said It

View CoverRead All Articles View This Issue

? Yogi Berra, New York Yankee manager, after accepting an invitation to dine at the White House this week: "I thought they said steak dinner, but then I found it was a state dinner."

? Phil Johnson, Kansas City Kings coach, after guard Larry Drew stepped on the out-of-bounds line, nullifying a last-second shot that would have beaten the Houston Rockets: "I designed the play without realizing what big feet Larry has. I should have moved him over six inches in my diagram."

1