baseball game hulk Yogi Berradied yesterday at eld 90 , and beyond his bequest as a Hall of Famer , he leave behind a number ofYogi - ismsthat long ago seeped into the cultural lexicon . One of them , " It ai n’t over till it ’s over , " was anoffhanded remarkmade during the 1973 season when the Mets were in last place during the pennant race . Against all odds , Berra help manage the squad back to the top , and the Mets won that year ’s division title . The never - say - never optimism of Berra ’s words vibrate , and the phrase was — to put it in baseball game terms — a home running .
Here are eight examples , in honour of Berra ’s retired number ' 8 ' Yankees jersey , of pappa civilisation peppiness talking based on Berra ’s illustrious idiom .
1. LENNY KRAVITZ // “IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER”
Lenny Kravtiz ’s soulful ballad from 1991 took Yogi ’s words from the ball field and applied them to the bedroom — he and his amour might be “ play games with love ” and crying over it , but did they give up ? No . Here they are , still together . ‘Cause child , it ai n’t over till it ’s over .
2. DANIEL //LOVE ACTUALLY(2003)
“ You ’ve seen the motion-picture show , kiddo , ” Liam Neeson ’s character recite his lovesick Logos inLove Actually , inspire him to go after his Mariah Carey - belting press , Joanna . “ It ai n’t over till it ’s over . ” The pep talk worked . “ OK , dad , ” youthful Sam response , his hopes renewed . “ lease ’s do it . Let ’s go get the squat kicked out of us by dear . ” Attaboy !
3. ROCKY BALBOA //ROCKY BALBOA(2006)
You know who does n’t know when to step down ? Rocky . That ’s why he came out of retirement for a sixth picture and the chance to fight the current heavyweight whiz . When the younger packer — the unluckily named Mason “ The Line ” Dixon — lets him make out , pre - fight , that he does n’t stand a hazard , Rocky espouses some Yogi wisdom on him . “ What ’s that from , the ' LXXX ? ” Dixon asks . “ That ’s probably the ' 70s , ” Rocky smirk . Kids these years .
4. ROSE CASTORINI //MOONSTRUCK(1987)
“ Snap out of it ! ” might be the most famous assembly line from this 1987 romantic comedy about a cleaning woman look for love , but the better advice come up from — where else ? — the Italian mother . When Loretta goes moping to her hard - nosed female parent about being 37 and making design for her man and wife of contraption , it was n’t sound to vanish . “ I did n’t have [ your brother ] until after I was 37 , ” her ma replies . “ It ai n’t over till it ’s over . ” Turns out she was right . Loretta meets the as high-pitched - strung Ronny ( Nicolas Cage ) after that day , they end up together after a rom - com full of trip , and Cher and Olympia Dukakis won Academy Award for their roles . Salute !
5. DJ KHALED // “IT AIN’T OVER TIL IT’S OVER”
In 2011 , the Miami DJ recruited Mary J. Blige to blab the chorus line for his ode to resilience and actuate on . “ Just when I thought I said all there was to say , ” she croon , “ I get the last word — It ai n’t over till it ’s over . ”
6. JIM RAYNOR //STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY
In 2010 , 12 class after the originalStarCraftvideo game , Blizzard Entertainment publish this three - installment sequel . The real - time sci - fi strategy secret plan follows mercenary sea captain Jim Raynor as he arrive back to save the twenty-four hour period against the emperor Arcturus Mengsk , who has declared him an “ unscrupulous , lawless revolutionist . ” Raynor will have none of that . “ It ai n’t over till it ’s over , you son of a … ” he growls as he shoots his monitor . Them ’s fightin ’ Holy Writ .
7. BLUTO //ANIMAL HOUSE(1978)
John Belushi ’s terribly inaccurate motivational manner of speaking is riddled with clichés , but “ It ai n’t over ” is a heavy rally shout from which to back down , peculiarly when you ’re a fraternity full of recently suspend , hungover college kids . And you sleep together what , he ’s good ! “ Psychotic , but absolutely veracious . ” The tough get sound !
8. BUCK BOKAI //STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
In the 1993 episode “ If Wishes Were horse , ” the crowd ’s cerebration all of a sudden manipulate themselves into demonstration , such as a Rumpelstiltskin and , fittingly , a long - dead baseball histrion name Buck Bokai . Apparently the universe has done away with the secret plan , but the electric switch - hitting third baseman has n’t make up on connecting with the Commander who imagined him into creation . “ It ai n’t over till it ’s over , ” he tell the other expression , affectingYogi ’s deep drawl .
