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

— Yogi Berra

The Yogi book: I really didn't say everything I said!, Workman Publishing, 1997, , p. 10.
Said on Yogi Berra day in 1947 in St. Louis. By his account, he asked a teammate to write a speech, and he misspoke, saying "necessary" instead of "possible."
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Variant: Thank you for making this day necessary.

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