Rocky Balboa: I appreciate that, but maybe you’re looking out for your interests just a little bit more. Rocky Balboa: My point is I’m pursuing something and nobody looks too happy about it.īoxing Commissioner: But… we’re just looking out for your interests. Don’t it say something about going after what makes you happy?īoxing Commissioner: No, that’s the pursuit of happiness. Rocky Balboa: Rights, like in that official piece of paper they wrote down the street there?Boxing Commissioner: That’s the Bill of Rights. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain’t gonna have a life.Rocky Balboa: Yo, don’t I got some rights?īoxing Commissioner: What rights do you think you’re referring to? I’m always gonna love you no matter what. And not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that! 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. How much you can take and keep moving forward. But it ain’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit 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.
Let me tell you something you already know.The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows.
And when things got hard, you started lookin’ for something to blame, like a big shadow. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you’re no good. But somewhere along the line, you changed. Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. It was great just watchin’ you, every day was like a privilege. This kid’s gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew.’ And you grew up good and wonderful. I’d hold you up to say to your mother, ‘This kid’s gonna be the best kid in the world.
“You ain’t gonna believe this, but you used to fit right here. I feel it works better with the parts before and after this quote about how he's had to watch his son lose his way: As far as motivation quotes go, it's pretty good.
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