Memorable Quotes from Martin Kove
9 quotesA Decision on the Title Defense
Terry Silver
There you are.
Daniel LaRusso
Yeah. I had to do some thinking.
Terry Silver
And?
Daniel LaRusso
I've decided not to defend my title after all. You've been a great trainer, but...Well, when I hit that guy in the club, that's just not my style. I wanted to let you know all of this in person, because I figure that's the least of I owe you.
Terry Silver
You owe me a lot more than that, Danny-boy.
Daniel LaRusso
Oh, I'm sorry. I thought the lessons were for free. But--
Terry Silver
No, no; nothing's for free. You are gonna defend. You're getting in that ring.
Daniel LaRusso
Excuse me, Mr. Silver - You can't make me do something I don't want to do.
Terry Silver
Danny, Danny...from the moment you met me, I've been making you do things you didn't want to do.
[laughs]
Daniel LaRusso
What are you talking about?
[confused]
Terry Silver
Let's show him what I'm talking about!
[calls in office]
Mike Barnes
I'm what he's talking about, shithead!
[steps out]
Terry Silver
We have an agenda here, Daniel; it's really very simple...
Daniel LaRusso
You guys are crazy!
[backpedaling]
Terry Silver
...Either you fight one fight on one day, or you fight every day for the rest of your life! So what's it going to be, Danny-boy?!
[even more hyped up]
Daniel LaRusso
It's not gonna be anything, because I'm not going to be there! So just forget about it!
[starts to exit but is blocked by John Kreese.]
Terry Silver
Let's show Mr. Kreese how he's going to get his business back!
Daniel LaRusso
Hey I'm not gonna fight! You can't make me fight!
Terry Silver
You don't have to! You can just stand there and let him kick your ass! Do the Crane, Danny-Boy!
[Daniel tries to fight Barnes, but Barnes gets the upper hand]
Mike Barnes
You're doing this to yourself, man!
[attacks Daniel; He punches Daniel in the gut repeatedly, before shoving Daniel towards the door. Daniel hastily runs off, all while Silver and Kreese laugh uproariously]
Terry Silver
Do you wanna see some more?
John Kreese
I wanna see a lot more!
Terry Silver
Bring him back. You see his face? See the trail? I think he peed in his pants! Well well well, look who's here. The big war hero! What are you waiting for?
[to Mike; Barnes runs out after Daniel, Silver turns to Kreese; They laugh maniacally until they're cut short by a scream...as Miyagi tosses Barnes through the dojo doors; to Barnes]
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Expansion of the Dojo Empire
Terry Silver
What did I tell you, my man? The minute you step off that plane, you're the biggest dojo operator in the valley!
John Kresse
What do you mean? What are you talking about?
Terry Silver
I bought 20 locations today, signed, sealed, 100%. You are back, my man; bigger and badder than ever!
John Kreese
You're a sweetheart, that's great. But what about those two jerks?
Terry Silver
Those two jerks" are taking up 100% of my time from now on. So have patience, my friend. I'm just getting everything rolling. When I'm finished with that kid, he'll be begging me to be his teacher! And you know what he's going to learn from me?! Pain in every part of his body, and fear in every part of his mind! And here's the kicker: he's going to thank me for it!
[laughs]
John Kreese
What about the old man?
Terry Silver
Him I hurt through the kid. Johnny, by the time that little twerp steps into the ring to defend his title, I'm going to have him thinking he's invincible. And then he's gong to find out what pain and fear really mean... ...right in front of a thousand people!
[smiles a bit more evilly]
John Kreese
How do you know he'll compete?
Terry Silver
He'll compete. Don't worry about it; you just have fun. Go give Mamona and her girlfriend a squeeze for me.
John Kreese
How do you know about Mamona?
[smiling]
Terry Silver
I know! Anything else?
[laughs]
John Kreese
Yeah. Make his knuckles bleed.
[looks at his hands]
Terry Silver
Hey! Hey, I like that! Oh, I like that, Johnny! I'm going to use it!!
[shocked/amazed; laughs maniacally]
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Confrontation Over Training Philosophy in Karate
John Kreese
We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy- what is the problem, Mr. Lawrence?
[notices Johnny staring at Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]
John Kreese
I hear you jumped some of my students last night.
Mr. Miyagi
Afraid the facts mixed up.
John Kreese
Are you calling Mr. Lawrence a liar?
Mr. Miyagi
No call no one nothing.
John Kreese
What are you here for, old man?
Mr. Miyagi
Come ask leave boy alone.
John Kreese
What's the matter? The boy can't take care of his own problems?
Mr. Miyagi
One to one problem, yes. Five to one problem, too much ask anyone.
John Kreese
Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. You like matching, Mr. Lawrence?
[to Johnny]
Johnny Lawrence
Yes, Sensei!
[eagerly]
Mr. Miyagi
No more fighting.
[groans]
John Kreese
This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class! You don't come into my dojo and drop a challenge and leave, old man. Now, you get your boy on the mat or you and I will have a major problem.
[getting angry]
Mr. Miyagi
Too much advantage, your dojo.
John Kreese
Name a place.
Mr. Miyagi
Tournament.
[gestures with his head to the poster behind him for the All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament]
John Kreese
You've got real nerve, old man. Real nerve. But I think we can accommodate you. Can't we, Mr. Lawrence?
[chuckles]
Johnny Lawrence
Yes, Sensei.
John Kreese
Fall in.
[Johnny gets back in line]
Mr. Miyagi
Ask one more small request.
John Kreese
Make it fast.
[stops, annoyed]
Mr. Miyagi
Ask leave boy alone, to train.
John Kreese
You're a pushy little bastard, ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! All right, no one touches the prima donna until the tournament. Is that understood?
[chuckles; to his students]
Cobra Kai students
YES, SENSEI!
John Kreese
But you don't show, and it's open season, on him ... and you .
[menacingly approaches Miyagi and Daniel again; points at Daniel; points at Miyagi]
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Emphasizing Strength and Resilience in Training
John Kreese
Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?
John Kreese
Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?
John Kreese
Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?
John Kreese
Prepare! What do we study here?
John Kreese
And what is that Way?
John Kreese
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Cobra Kai
STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR!
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Tension in the cockpit escalates quickly
Roland
You don't need that gun no more.
Max
Shut the fuck up and fly the fucking plane, you stupid fuck!
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A Debt of Gratitude in Combat
Terry Silver
I owe you, man.
John Kreese
You don't owe me anything.
Terry Silver
Oh, bullshit! I don't owe you anything? What about Vietnam, huh? How many times did you save my ass?
John Kreese
I don't know. I lost count.
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Conflict of Expectations in Martial Arts Training
John Kreese
Bobby, I want him out of commission.
Bobby Brown
But, Sensei, I can beat this guy!
John Kreese
I don't want him beaten.
Bobby Brown
But I'll be disqualified!
John Kreese
Out of commission.
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Strategic Plan for Victory and Pain
Terry Silver
Remember the game plan. First you win a point, then you lose a point. Keep the score 0-0, pulverize him for the full 3 minutes, then in sudden death you get the point, we win. I want him to experience pain. First he suffers.
[to Mike Barnes before the match]
John Kreese
Then he suffers some more.
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The Importance of Strict Discipline
John Kreese
Sweep the leg.
[about Daniel's injured leg]
John Kreese
Do you have a problem with that?
Johnny Lawrence
No, Sensei.
John Kreese
No mercy.
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