Rocky IV (1985)
Sylvester Stallone: Rocky Balboa
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Quotes
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Rocky : Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.
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[Apollo's funeral]
Rocky : There's a lot I could say about this man, but I don't know if it matters now. I guess what matters is what he stood for, what he lived for, and what he died for. You always did everything the way you wanted it. And I didn't understand that, but now I understand. I'll never forget you, Apollo. You're the best."
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Adrian : Rocky?
Rocky : Yeah?
Adrian : You alright?
Rocky : Yeah I'm fine
Adrian : Why'd you do it?
Rocky : I just gotta do what I gotta do.
Adrian : You don't have to do anything
Rocky : No, Adrian, I do and I gotta leave this place too.
Adrian : So where are you going?
Rocky : They said they're gonna let me train in Russia and I just want to be somewhere where I ain't gonna think about nothing except him.
Adrian : Rocky, give it some time. Don't do this a lot of people live with hurt.
Rocky : A lot of people don't have a choice, Adrian, I do.
Adrian : And for that you're willing to lose everything?
Rocky : Adrian this isn't everything. The house, the cars and all the stuff we got. That ain't everything. There's a lot more than this, Adrian.
Adrian : Before there were reasons to fight I could understand but I don't understand this. Even if you win what have you won, Apollo's still gone. Why can't you change your thinking everybody else does?
Rocky : Cause I'm a fighter! That's how I'm made, Adrian. That's what you married. We can't change what we are.
Adrian : [Softly] Yes you can.
Rocky : We can't change anything, Adrian. All we can do is just go with what we are.
Adrian : You can't go with what you are you've read the papers, it's suicide! You've seen him you know how strong he is! YOU CAN'T WIN!
Rocky : Oh, Adrian. Adrian always tells the truth. No maybe I can't win. Maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me he's gonna have to kill me, and to kill me he's gotta have the guts to stand in front of me, and to do that he's gotta be willin to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know. I don't know.
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Duke : Hey, Champ.
Rocky : Hey.
Duke : Can I come up?
Rocky : Yeah sure.
Duke : Some weather we're having here huh?
Rocky : Yeah it's pretty rough.
Duke : But it's perfect for what you gotta do it's good. Toughen you up.
Rocky : I guess.
Duke : I know you think you're gonna have to do everything by yourself but you know I'll be with you.
Rocky : Yeah
Duke : Apollo was like my son. I raised him. And when he died a part of me died. But now you're the one. You're the one that's gonna keep his spirit alive. You're the one that's gonna make sure that he didn't die for nothing. Now you're gonna have to go through hell. Worse than any nightmare you ever dreamed. But in the end, I know you'll be the one standing.
Rocky : I'll try.
Duke : You know what you have to do. Do it. Do it.
Rocky : Thanks, Duke.
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Rocky : [Addressing the Soviet crowd, translated into Russian line by line by announcer]
Rocky : During this fight, I've seen a lot of changing, in the way you feel about me, and in the way I feel about you. In here, there were two guys killing each other, but I guess that's better than twenty million. I guess what I'm trying to say, is that if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!
Rocky : [loud applause, even by the politburo]
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Interviewer : [at the Drago-Creed press conference] Rocky, how do you think Apollo should fight Drago?
Rocky : [commenting on Drago's imposing stature] Well, what I think we should do first is get Apollo a ladder.
[everybody chuckles]
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Rocky : To beat me, he will have to kill me.
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Rocky : Champ, look this fight's over. I gotta stop it.
Apollo : No, no.
Rocky : Look, you can't do no more out there!
Apollo : I'm here to fight.
Rocky : He's killing ya. I gotta stop this thing.
Apollo : I'm here to fight, promise me you're not gonna stop this fight.
Commentator #1 : Boy I'll tell ya that was a pulverizing round for the ex-champion.
Commentator #2 in Las Vegas : Hey guys, Ivan Drago is definitely for real!
Apollo : [His last words] I want you to promise me you're not gonna stop this fight, no matter what. No matter what!
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Rocky Jr. : [while playing with his robot] When can I learn to fight?
Rocky : [while washing his car] I fight so you don't have to fight because I want you to use your head for something other than a punching bag like I do.
Rocky Jr. : Your head doesn't look like a punching bag.
Rocky : No? That's nice, thanks a lot.
Rocky Jr. : [jokingly] It looks like a catcher's mitt.
Rocky : [Amused] So, you're a wise guy now?
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Rocky : [to Rocky Jr] Yo, can you turn your robot down, please?
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Rocky : [In the dressing room before the fight against Drago] you look good but just do me a favor, when you go out there try not to wear yourself out
Apollo : Yeah, wear myself out?
Rocky : You haven't been in the ring for five years
Apollo : What are you talking about? You make it sound like I'm an old man. I'm in the best shape of my life I'm quicker, I'm stronger
Rocky : I'm not saying you're not ready but personally, if it were me, I wouldn't mind postponing it a couple few weeks
Apollo : Postpone?
Rocky : Yeah we don't know anything about this guy, you're fighting
Apollo : Ok let's say I postpone, I step out someone steps in and whips this guy where does that leave me?
Rocky : What do you mean "leave you", this is just an exhibition bout this doesn't mean anything
Apollo : No that's where your wrong, it's not just an "exhibition bout" that doesn't mean anything it's us against them
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Rocky : [Watching footage of the their previous boxing matches against each other] You know this fight with you and the Russian? You think it's not you against him?
Apollo : If it's not against him, whose it against?
Rocky : You think it's you against you? I'm speaking the truth here
Apollo : I don't think I want to hear this
Rocky : Look, you're a great fighter no doubt about that but we've got to face the facts too, maybe you don't want to believe it but maybe the show's over
Apollo : That's easy for you to say you're still on top what happens when you're on top then what? Where do we go? Because we sure as hell can't be born again
Rocky : I know we can't be born again but let's face it we've got to change
Apollo : I don't want to change I like who I am
Rocky : I like who you are too but look at that
[to the footage]
Rocky : you don't want to believe this but that's not us anymore we can't do it the way we did it before we're changing, turning into regular people
Apollo : No maybe you think you're changing but you can't change who you really are and you forget all this money you have around you because it doesn't change a thing we don't even have a choice
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Rocky Jr. : [Before Rocky leaves for Russia, while next to each other on his bed] When will you be back?
Rocky : Pretty soon
Rocky Jr. : Are you scared?
Rocky : No
Rocky Jr. : Not even a little?
Rocky : Wouldn't you be?
Rocky Jr. : If a big giant man wanted to beat me up I'd be real scared
Rocky : Well, the truth is sometimes I do get a little scared when I'm in that ring and when I'm going to get hit or when my arm hurts so much I can't even lift it and I'm thinking I wish this guy hit me in the chin so I won't feel nothing anymore then there's another side that comes out that wants to take more wants to go one more round because if I go one more round when you don't think you can, that makes all the difference in your life
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Rocky Balboa : [on top of the mountain in Russia] Drago! Drago! Drago!
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Apollo Creed : How did I do?
Rocky Balboa : Little loud for my taste.
Apollo Creed : But good?
Rocky Balboa : Oh, yeah, very good.
