Rocky II (1979)

Carl Weathers: Apollo Creed

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Quotes 

• Apollo : Do you think I beat him the last time?

  Duke : You got the decision.

  Apollo : Man, I won! But I didn't beat him!

• Rocky Balboa : [Just outside doorway of Apollo's hospital room after first fight]  Yo, Apollo?

  Apollo : [In hospital bed]  Yeah, who is it?

  Rocky Balboa : Its just me, Rocky. Listen, could you answer me one question?

  Apollo : Yeah, sure

  Rocky Balboa : Did you give me your best?

  Apollo : Yeah... yeah.

  Rocky Balboa : Thank you.

• [At a press conference for fight] 

  Paulie : His lungs he's gonna punch out.

  Apollo : Now who is that? Al Capone?

  Paulie : I don't sweat you.

• Duke : [after round 1 of rematch with Balboa who is fighting right handed]  Alright, did the switching bother ya?

  Apollo : Nothin' bothered me, man, nothin' bothered me.

  Duke : Well then, you should've had him! Now don't let up on this man. This man is dangerous. This man is DANGEROUS!

  Apollo : This man is dangerous? I'm dangerous! I'm dangerous!

• Apollo : [Apollo is reading fan mail]  Mary Anne, you listen to this. "You didn't beat nobody and anybody who knows boxing knows the fight was fixed." This one came from London. "You call yourself the champ? You're a fake! The fight was a fake. Go kill yourself!"

  Mary Anne Creed : Wouldn't you rather play with the children than read hate mail?

  Apollo : "How much did you get to carry that bum for 15 rounds? You are a disgrace to your people."

  Mary Anne Creed : Why can't you ignore it?

  Apollo : Are you serious?

  [Tosses the mail away in anger] 

• Apollo : [outside after the first fight]  Come on! Right here! Let's finish this fight!

  Rocky Balboa : Is he serious?

• Ring Announcer : Ladies and gentlemen! In a stunning upset, scoring the win by a knockout, the new Heavyweight Champion of the World...

  Rocky Balboa : You're great.

  Ring Announcer : Rocky Balboa!

  [Cheering grows louder] 

  Apollo : Good luck.

• Apollo : Hey, Stallion! Stallion! You got a dull skull, Stallion. You're lucky, so lucky. What you did was a miracle. You're the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. I want you to know that, Stallion.

  Rocky Balboa : Do I look lucky?

• Apollo : This fight will be held in the Philadelphia Spectrum, 'cause I want this man's hometown to see this. I want all of Philadelphia, I want all of America, I want the whole world to see me destroy this man after two short rounds. Because after this fight, he's gonna have to donate what's gonna be left of his body to science. But there won't be much. That I can guarantee you.

• Apollo : [about Rocky]  I'm gonna drop him like a bad habit.