15 quotes
Commitment to Staying Ready and Fit
Damian "Dame" Anderson
I know I've been away a long time, but I've kept myself in shape. Still got gas in the tank.
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Loyalty and Family Dynamics in Creed III
Adonis "Donnie" Johnson Creed
You know Damien had my back before you even knew who I was. Damien treated me more like family than your two kids ever did in this house!
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Confronting Cowardice and Legacy
Damian "Dame" Anderson
Little Donnie ain't got nothin'. He a coward. You a coward, bro, and a fraud. I know it. Everybody else know it. Aye, Apollo Creed would be ashamed.
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Communication Barriers in Relationships
Bianca Taylor-Creed
Dee, you have got to open up at some point, I don't know what else to tell you. I need to understand what is going on-
Adonis
You don't need to. What you wanna hear? Some sad story? You're trying to feel sorry for me or something?
[overlap at "I need to"; stands up]
Bianca
No, I don't want to feel sorry for you. I want to understand you, I want to know what is going on with you in my house!
[stands up]
Adonis
I don't want to talk about anything! I've been trying to forget it! It's dead, leave it, leave it, let it lie! I'm talking about that shit no more.
[overlap at "in my house"; Bianca quiet; suddenly sees Amara; it's implied she saw the exchange]
Bianca
You figure out your shit, Dee, because what cannot happen is her seeing you like this. Do you understand?
[gasps; leaves to tuck Amara to bed]
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Embracing Identity and Overcoming Fear in Boxing
Bianca
I know that you think you are protecting our baby, but she has got to know why she wants to fight, not just how to do it.
Tony "Little Duke" Evers Jr.
He's telling you who he is, right? Believe him.
Tony "Little Duke" Evers Jr.
Listen to me. You out there boxing. I need you to start fighting. Let go of the fear! You hear me? Let go of the guilt. Let go of it, dawg! Let go of whatever was, and walk into what is. Go out there and be ferocious, do you hear me? Be ferocious! Go out there and be Adonis Creed!
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Desire for a Title Shot
Damien Anderson
Maybe I ain't make myself clear. I want a title shot.
Adonis Creed
Dame... I don't know what you think, but it don't work like that.
Dame
Felix so cold, what-- what he got to lose? What you got to lose?
Adonis
What, you think I can just snap my fingers, make you a contender overnight?
Dame
Ain't that what happened to you?
Dame
It's like this, bro -- I respect you. But my clock ticking. It's now or never for me.
Adonis
And I wanna help you, like I said I would. But, man, what you asking me, it's... It's kinda impossible.
Dame
You don't know what it's like, bro. All that time in them... them walls. Impossible. They take your name, and they gi-- they give you a number. That's how it start. I was the best, though.
Adonis
Yeah, you were.
Dame
I was, bro. But I never got a chance to prove that. Look, all I'm saying bro -- If Apollo Creed could take a chance on some underdog, why can't you?
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The Impact of Imprisonment on Identity
Damian "Dame" Anderson
You don't know what it's like, bro. All that time in them... them walls. Impossible. They take your name and they gi-- they give you a number. That's how it start. I was the best, though.
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A Brotherhood Remembered in Silence
Damian "Dame" Anderson
Oh, he didn't tell you? We was like brothers.
[to Bianca]
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Confronting Betrayal and Lost Time
Damian "Dame" Anderson
Oh, you mad? You mad? Try spending half your life in a cell, watching somebody else live your life. You turned your back on me.
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Embracing Self-Reliance and Personal Growth
Damian "Dame" Anderson
Here. Help yourself up for once. See how it feels.
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Request for an Autograph
Damian "Dame" Anderson
Let me get an autograph?
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Taking Chances on Underdogs
Damian "Dame" Anderson
If Apollo Creed could take a chance on some underdog, why can't you?
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Promises of Ambition and Rivalry
Dame
You remember this? This title? Aye, I'm just getting started, little brother. I'm coming for it all.
Adonis
And what's that supposed to mean? Are you threatening me?
Dame
Ain't no threats here, bro! Just promises here, homie!
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Tension Among Friends in Creed III Scene
Little Duke
This was a mistake! I told you right away, it was a mistake!
Adonis
I got it.
Little Duke
You don't! You let him come in here with a chip on his shoulder! That's exactly...
Dame
Don't get quiet now, Dukie!
Little Duke
Man--
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Confronting the Weight of the Past
Taglines
You Can't Run From Your Past.
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