Memorable Quotes from Derek Luke
14 quotesStruggling with Identity Beyond Football
Boobie Miles
What am I gonna do if I can't play football? I'm not good at nothin'!
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Effort vs. Talent in Sports
Mike Winchell
Hey Boobie, you didn't lift.
Boobie Miles
C'mon man. This is God given. The only thing I gotta do is show up.
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The Importance of Team Contribution
Boobie Miles
Y'all wanna win? Put Boobie in.
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Unnecessary Introductions in Tough Conversations
Curtis
My name's Curtis.
Scott
Do I need to know that? If I want camaraderie, I'll join the Masons.
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The Importance of Honesty to a Ranger
Curtis
There's an Army depending on us for the truth. You can lie to anyone else. Never lie to a Ranger.
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The Reality Behind the Hype
Reporter
Should we believe the hype?
Boobie Miles
What hype?
Reporter
The hype about Boobie Miles.
Boobie Miles
Now hype is something that's not for real. I'm all real.
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Friendship and Banter Among Teammates
Boobie Miles
Where's your girlfriend at, Water Bug?
Chris Comer
What?
Boobie Miles
You mean to say you have no girlfriend, Water Bug?
Permian Assistant Coach
5 minutes, boys.
Boobie Miles
You want to know why you have no girlfriend, Water Bug?
Chris Comer
Why?
Boobie Miles
You got the wrong shoes, man!
Boobie Miles
You got on white Adidas! Dude, everyone knows that the shoes to wear is Nikes! Adida can't hold a nickel next to Nike! Ask Ivory! Ask Preacher Man!
Ivory Christian
It don't matter what shoes you wear, Boobie.
Boobie Miles
C'mon, Preacher, bullshit!
Ivory Christian
Don't matter, man.
Boobie Miles
You know God made black beautiful. God made Boobie beautiful, black and strong...
Don Billingsley
His mouth is getting bigger and bigger and bigger.
[to Chavez]
Boobie Miles
...And when Boobie knocks some punks out, Boobie is going to knock them out with black Nikes on his feet, now ain't that right?
Ivory Christian
I could knock you out in a pair of flip flops.
Boobie Miles
Yeah, well I'm going to knock them out with black Nikes on my feet. And I'm gonna smile when I do.
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The Challenge of Perception and Reality
Curtis
I saw the sign. Sir.
[draws the Picasso symbol on the hood of a car]
Scott
You saw the sign? You were up for a week. You coulda seen Jack Ruby. You don't know what you saw your first time out.
Curtis
Sir, I know what I saw.
Scott
You didn't see no sign baby, cause she wasn't there. The hardest thing, y'know what it is? It isn't going in the door, it's coming out. You ever come down offa drugs? The most powerful drug in the world is adrenaline. I told you everything I know. Stand down.
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Consequences of Good Intentions in Action
Curtis
I fucked up. I tried to help.
Scott
That's usually when people fuck up.
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City, Woods, and Desert Reflections
Scott
In the city always a reflection, in the woods always a sound.
Curtis
What about the desert?
Scott
You don't wanna go in the desert.
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The Only Subject That Matters
Boobie Miles
I get straight A's. I'm a athlete.
Reporter
In what subject?
Boobie Miles
Hey, there's only one subject. It's football.
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Understanding Roles in Decision-Making
Curtis
They sending you in?
Scott
We'll leave that to our betters.
Curtis
Why don't you ask them?
Scott
Why would I want to know? I ain't a planner, I ain't a thinker. I never wanted to be. You got to set your motherfucker to receive. Listen to me. They don't go through the door, we don't ask why. That's not a cost, it's benefit. Because we get to travel light. They tell me where to go. Tell me what to do when I get there.
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Boobie Miles Dreams of Success and Laughter
Boobie Miles
Yo, Mike? You gonna visit my distinguished ass in California? You know, I'm planning on gettin rich. I'm thinking of hiring Eddie Murphy to come over and tell you some jokes until you crack a damn smile. No? Well, how about Richard Pryor? Bill Cosby? Now, I know you like Bill Cosby. Mike Winchell, you do a good job of handing Boobie Miles the ball, and once in a while you throw a pretty good pass, so you make sure to eat your Jell-O Pudding Pops. Waaaaaahhh!
[In Bill Cosby voice]
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Blocking for Boobie: A Team Dynamic
Boobie Miles
Yo, Billingsley! You ain't never gonna have to worry about fumblin the football, you know why?
Don Billingsley
Why?
Boobie Miles
Cause you ain't never gonna get the ball. Your job's going to be blockin for Boobie; I don't care if your dad's sittin over there, cryin'!
Don Billingsley
YOU JUST NEVER SHUT UP, DO YOU?!
[Attacks Boobie]
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