Rocky – Movie Quotes

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Rocky
Year: 
1976
Tagline: 
«His whole life was a million-to-one shot»
Country: 
USA
Genres: 
Drama, Sport

A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

— I've been comin' here for six years, and six years you been stickin' it to me. I wanna know how come.
— You don't wanna know.
— Yeah, I wanna know how come.
— You wanna know?
— I wanna know!
— Okay, I'm gonna tell ya! 'Cause you had the talent to become a good fighter, and instead of that, you became a leg-breaker to some cheap, second-rate loan shark.
— It's a livin'.
— It's a waste of life!

- I've been comin' here for six years, and six years you been stickin' it to me. I wanna know how come.
- You don't wanna know.
- Yeah, I wanna know how come.
- You wanna know?
- I wanna know!
- Okay, I'm gonna tell ya! 'Cause you had the talent to become a good fighter, and instead of that, you became a leg-breaker to some cheap, second-rate loan shark.
- It's a livin'.
- It's a waste of life!
- I've been comin' here for six years, and six years you been stickin' it to me. I wanna know how come.
- You don't wanna know.
- Yeah, I wanna know how come.
- You wanna know?
- I wanna know!
- Okay, I'm gonna tell ya! 'Cause you had the talent to become a good fighter, and instead of that, you became a leg-breaker to some cheap, second-rate loan shark.
- It's a livin'.
- It's a waste of life!

— I can't do it.
— What?
— I can't beat him.
— Apollo?
— Yeah. I've been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league.
— What are we gonna do?
— I don't know.
— You worked so hard.
— It don't matter, 'cause I was nobody before.
— Don't say that.
— Oh, come on, Adrian. It's true. I was nobody. But it don't matter either, you know? So, I was thinkin'... It really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed. And if I can go that distance see, if that bell rings and I'm still standin'... I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, you see... that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

- I can't do it.
- What?
- I can't beat him.
- Apollo?
- Yeah. I've been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league.
- What are we gonna do?
- I don't know.
- You worked so hard.
- It don't matter, 'cause I was nobody before.
- Don't say that.
- Oh, come on, Adrian. It's true. I was nobody. But it don't matter either, you know? So, I was thinkin'... It really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed. And if I can go that distance see, if that bell rings and I'm still standin'... I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, you see... that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.
- I can't do it.
- What?
- I can't beat him.
- Apollo?
- Yeah. I've been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league.
- What are we gonna do?
- I don't know.
- You worked so hard.
- It don't matter, 'cause I was nobody before.
- Don't say that.
- Oh, come on, Adrian. It's true. I was nobody. But it don't matter either, you know? So, I was thinkin'... It really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed. And if I can go that distance see, if that bell rings and I'm still standin'... I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, you see... that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.
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