Cobra Kai (TV Series)
Mercy Part II (2019)
Xolo Maridueña: Miguel Diaz
Quotes
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Johnny Lawrence : Everyone, fall in!
[the students fall into position, with Miguel and Hawk in front]
Hawk : Must've been a rager, sensei.
Miguel Diaz : Yeah, were you celebrating all weekend?
Johnny Lawrence : Celebrating what? That my students are a bunch of pussies?
[confused look on Miguel and Hawk's faces]
Johnny Lawrence : Diaz, Hawk, up front!
[Miguel and Hawk step forward, facing the other students]
Johnny Lawrence : Hawk, did you attack your opponent when his back was turned?
Hawk : Yes, sensei?
Johnny Lawrence : Diaz, did you purposely attack your opponent's injury?
Miguel Diaz : Yes, sensei.
Johnny Lawrence : You think that makes you badass?
[confused look on Miguel and Hawk's faces]
Johnny Lawrence : What's the matter? Too tough a question? Maybe you need some help. Miss Robinson!
Aisha Robinson : Yes, sensei.
Johnny Lawrence : Two cobras in the jungle. One kills the strongest lion. The other kills a crippled monkey. Which cobra do you want to be?
Aisha Robinson : The one that kills the lion, sensei.
Johnny Lawrence : And why is that?
Aisha Robinson : Because it killed the stronger animal.
Johnny Lawrence : Correct! Cobra Kai is about being badass. And the baddest badass is the one that beats his opponent when he's at his strongest.
[facing Hawk]
Johnny Lawrence : Not when his back is turned.
[facing Miguel]
Johnny Lawrence : Not when he's injured! Is that understood?
[all the students reply with "Yes, sensei!"]
Johnny Lawrence : That means no more cheating. No more fighting dirty. From here on out, those are pussy moves. And you don't want to be pussies, do you?
[all the students reply with "No, sensei!"]
Johnny Lawrence : Good. That's why I had you wear your white belts. You're starting over. Diaz, Hawk, 50 push-ups, on your knuckles. Miss Robinson, warm them up.
Aisha Robinson : Yes, sensei.
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Miguel Diaz : Sensei, can I talk to you about something?
Johnny Lawrence : [Johnny's reading newspaper article about the tournament] What do you want?
Miguel Diaz : What was that out there? Punishing us for winning the tournament?
Johnny Lawrence : I'm teaching you a lesson.
Miguel Diaz : Yeah, well, what about "No Mercy"? You taught us to win at all costs.
Johnny Lawrence : Yeah. Well, maybe I'm still learning a bit, too.
Miguel Diaz : I just don't understand. You had no problem with us attacking anyone else. Why take pity of Robby Keene?
Johnny Lawrence : [Johnny gets up from his desk and looks Miguel right in the eyes] Look, I wasn't taught the difference between mercy and honor, and I paid the price for it. If I'm extra hard on you, it's only because you have the potential to be better than I ever was. You want that, don't you?
Miguel Diaz : Yes, Sensei.
Johnny Lawrence : All right. Then stop whining like a little bitch and get out and finish your drills.
[Miguel and Johnny bow respectfully]