I was watching Rocky Balboa a while ago, and one important conversation had stuck in my mind...
Rocky Sr. and Rocky Jr. (his son) were arguing about the old Rocky's decision to fight again... The kid was blaming his father about the people's perspective of the kid as being the father's shadow. According to the kid, all his fortunes (jobs, etc. etc.) were all because of being a "Balboa". Unfortunately, not only the fortunes, but also the negative views of others. And this time, he (Sr.) is up for a big time match against a world champion (-which will be another critic's lair for other people-) despite his being old .
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Rocky Jr : "...Don't you care about what other people say?!..."
(pause.. then Rocky Sr. starts describing his son when he was just a small kid and used to carry him..)
Rocky Sr : "...Then the time came for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. 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. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya 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! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life..."
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These lines directly hit me.
Wow... one big mean fatherly punch from a boxing legend to his son....
I never expected to get these striking lines from what i expected to be an action-packed movie.
All's good.
Cheers.
