![]() That's good, 'cause that's baptism under fire! Oh, you get through that and you find the only kind of respect that matters in this damn world: self-respect. And when that time comes and you find something standing in front of you, something that ain't running and ain't backing up and is hitting on you and you're too damn tired to breathe. Martin: There's always somebody out there. Mason 'The Line' Dixon: But you know that ain't never gonna happen. But people like you, they need to be tested. Pride is what got your ass out of here, and losing is what brought ya back. Don't forget to visit your mother.ĭialogue Martin: You got everything money can buy, except what it can't. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life. You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you, no matter what. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth, but you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward how much you can take and keep moving forward. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. Let me tell you something you already know.I just wanted the singular feeling of stretching out that unquenchable part of who I am: a writer. ![]() I went to bed marveling at the unquenchable spirit of Rocky Balboa and woke up to a sunny Sunday morning and the mood to write. ![]() ![]() This speech was exactly what I needed to hear and I gratefully let myself be yanked up by the bootstraps. When the movie started, I was feeling like a creative scumbag. This conflict felt intensely close to home for me, albeit internalized.Īfter experiencing several creative breakthroughs the day before, in a familiar, subconscious “payback” (for I don’t know what) I’d crashed down from my state of bliss. He may be just a dumb boxer who can barely speak, but he has finally recontacted that wild creature deep inside - the one that just wants to be who he is.Īnd he’s not going to let anybody - not even his own son - tell him to stuff that creature back into mothballs. The bigness of spirit with which Sylvester Stallone delivered these lines is undeniable. I found myself plotting to keep a clip of this scene on my desktop and replay it at critical moments. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth.” Rocky was looking into my soulĪlthough the moviegoer part of me was busy congratulating Rocky on delivering the rebuke, another part of me experienced it on a very personal basis - as if *I* were the target for this lesson in guts and perseverance. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. it ain’t about how hard you hit it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. But when his son tries to snuff out his dream of fighting again, the worm turns and Rocky delivers a blistering speech: Up to this point, Rocky has been treading gingerly with his son, hoping to rekindle their former closeness. In a tense street scene outside of Rocky’s “famous retired boxer” restaurant, Robert Balboa tries to discourage his aging father from resurrecting his boxing career-because of the embarrassing publicity this will invite. Rocky Balboa’s son is unhappy about living in his father’s shadow.
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