Yogi Berra, the Yankees Hall of Fame catcher, is well known for missteps — probably purposeful for effect — in interviews; “90 percent of baseball is 50 percent mental,” comes to mind.
In his book “You Can Observe a Lot by Watching” he comes across with some philosophical jewels that parents of kids involved in sports should give more than cursory attention.
Here are a few:
“This is a blame culture. In youth sports especially. You hear parents and kids complain about umpires and teammates all the time.…
Berra: ‘Youth sports for youths’
