Rocky Quotes

Mickey Your nose is broken.

Rocky How does it look?

Mickey Ah, it's an improvement.

Rocky Mr. Jergens, the poster's wrong.

Jergens What do ya mean?

Rocky Well, I'm wearin white pants with a red stripe.

Jergens It doesn't really matter, does it? I'm sure you're gonna give us a great show. Try to get some rest, kid.

Reporter Why did you agree to fight a man who has virtually no chance of winning?

Apollo Look, if history proves one thing, American history proves that everybody's got a chance to win. Didn't you guys ever hear of ] or ]?

Apollo What do you think about Billy Snow?

Jergens Fouls.

Apollo How bout Big Chuck Smith? Yeah.

Duke Nah. He's too old and dull. Hey, Bobby Judd. He's a good boy.

Apollo No, I don't feel any heat from that name.

Jergens Joe Zach's a good prospect. Exactly what are you looking for, Apollo?

Apollo This is what I'm looking for. The Italian Stallion.

Jergens Rocky Balboa? Never heard of him.

Apollo Look, it's the name, man. The Italian Stallion. The media'll eat it up. Now who discovered America? ], right? What would be better than to get it on with one of his descendants?

Duke He's a southpaw. I don't want you messing around with southpaws. They do everything backwards.

Apollo Southpaw, nothin'. I'll drop him in three. "Apollo Creed Meets the Italian Stallion". ... Sounds like a damn monster movie.

Rocky Balboa *Note: bolded portion is ranked #80 in the ] in American cinema.

Duke Hey, Apollo. You better come see this.

Apollo What is it?

Duke This guy, the one you want to fight, he looks serious.

Apollo Yeah, yeah. I'm serious, too.

Rocky Balboa I just want to say hi to my girlfriend, OK? Yo, Adrian! It's me, Rocky.

Jergens Balboa, George Jergens. Take a chair please. Mr. Balboa.

Rocky Call me Rocky sir.

Jergens Tell me Rocky, you've got any representation of a manager?

Rocky No just me.

Jergens Rocky I've got a proposition I'd like to make to you.

Rocky Sparring?

Jergens I beg your pardon?

Rocky Well, I'm interested. I know you're looking for sparring partners and I just want to say I'm very available you know.

Jergens I'm sure you are.

Rocky Absolutely. Sparring with the champ would be an honor and you know what, Mr. Jergens?

Jergens What?

Rocky I wouldn't take no cheap shots either. I'd be a really good sparring partner.

Jergens You don't understand me, Rocky. My proposition is this. Would you be interested in fighting Apollo Creed for the World Heavyweight Championship?

Rocky No.

Jergens Listen Rocky, Apollo's seen you fight. He likes you and he wants to fight you.

Rocky It's just that you see I fight in clubs you know. I'm really a ham-and-egger and this guy's the best. It wouldn't be such a good fight. Thank you very much though, I appreciate it.

Jergens Rocky, do you believe that America is the land of opportunity?

Rocky Yes.

Jergens Apollo Creed does. He's going to prove it to the whole world by giving an unknown a shot at the title and that unknown is you. He picked you, Rocky. Rocky it's the chance of a lifetime. You can't pass it by. What do you say?

Apollo Ain't gonna be no rematch. Ain't gonna be no rematch.

Rocky Don't want one.

Rocky Listen, I don't want no turkey anyway, ya know.

Adrian But it was Thanksgiving.

Rocky It was what?

Adrian It was Thanksgiving.

Rocky Yeah, to you. But to me, it's Thursday, right?

Mickey I'm here to warn ya, that ya gotta be very careful about this shot that you got at the title. Because, like the Bible sez, you ain't gonna get a second chance...Well, what ya need is a manager. A manager, listen to me. I know, because I've been in this racket for 50 years...I've seen it all, all of it. Ya know what I've done? I have done it all. I've got 21 stitches over this left eye. I've got 34 stitches over this eye. Do ya know that I had my nose busted 17 times? Ya kinda remind me of the Rock, ya know that? Ya move like him, ya got heart like he did...I got all this knowledge, I got it up here now, I wanna give it to you...I wanna take care of ya, I wanna make sure that all this shit that happened to me doesn't happen to you...Ya can't buy what I'm gonna give ya. I've got pain and I've got experience.

Rocky Well, I've got pain, and I've got experience too.

Mickey Listen, kid.

Rocky Hey, Mick.

Mickey What?

Rocky I needed your help about ten years ago, right? Ten years ago?

Mickey Right.

Rocky Ten years ago, ya never helped me none. You didn't care.

Mickey Well, if you wanted help... I say, if you wanted help, why didn't you ask? Why didn't you just ask me, kid?

Rocky Look, I asked, but you never heard nothin

Mickey Well, I, uh, I know I, I'm 76 years old...and uh well, where the hell is...

Rocky Took you long enough to get here. Took you ten years to come to my house. Huh, what's the matter? You don't like my house? Does my house stink? That's right it stinks! I didn't ask no favours from you! Don't slum around me! Talking about your prime. What about my prime Mick!? Least you had a prime! I didn't have no prime, I didn't have nothin'. Leg's are goin', everythin's goin'. Nobody's gettin no nothin'. Guy comes up, offers me a fight. Big deal, you wanna fight the fight? Yeah I'll fight the big fight. I'm gonna go and fight that big fight and you know what's going to happen to me? I'm gonna get that! I'm gonna get that! And you wanna be ringside and see it? Do ya? You wanna help me out? Huh!? Do you wanna see me get my face kicked in!? Leg's ain't workin'. Nothin's workin'. They go "Go on fight the champ". Yeah I'll fight him. Get my face kicked in. And you come around here, you wanna move in here with me? Come on in it's a nice house! Real nice! Come on in and move! It stinks! This whole place stinks! You wanna help me out? Well help me out! Come on help me out, I'm standing here!

Paulie What's the story? What's happenin'? Ya really like her?

Rocky Sure, I like her.

Paulie I don't see it. What's the attraction?

Rocky I don't know. Fills gaps, I guess.

Paulie What's gaps'?

Rocky I dunno, gaps. She's got gaps, I got gaps. Together, we fill gaps. I dunno.

Paulie You ballin her?

Rocky Hey! Hey, ya don't talk dirty about your sister.

Paulie Ya screwin my sister?

Rocky Ya see. That's why I can't connect ya with Gazzo...because you got a big mouth. You just talk too much.