Rocky (1976)
Thayer David: Jergens
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Quotes
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[the 15th and final round of the fight has ended; reporters climb into the ring for interviews]
Fight Announcer : [interviewing Rocky] It was chaos. Rocky, you went the distance. You went the fifteen rounds. How do you feel?
Rocky : All right!
Fight Announcer : What were you thinking about when that buzzer sounded?
Rocky : [yelling] Adrian!
Fight Announcer : What were you thinking when the fifteenth...
Rocky : What? Adrian!
Adrian : [out in the crowd] Rocky? Rocky?
Jergens : [taking the microphone] Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention, please.
Adrian : Rocky? Rocky!
Jergens : Tonight, we have had the privilege of witnessing the greatest exhibition of guts and stamina in the history of the ring!
Rocky : Adrian!
Adrian : Rocky. Rocky!
Jergens : [reading the results] Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a split decision.
[Jergens continues; indistinct]
Rocky : *Adrian*!
Adrian : Rocky!
Jergens : ...for Creed!
[the crowd cheers]
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[Apollo is looking through a book of Philadelphia boxers]
Jergens : What exactly are you looking for Apollo?
Apollo : [pointing at a profile in the book] This is who I'm looking for. The Italian Stallion.
Jergens : Rocky Balboa? Never heard of him.
Apollo : Look it's the name man. The I-talian Stallion. The media will eat it up. Now who discovered America? An Italian right? What better way to get it on than with one of its descendants?
Apollo's Trainer : He's a southpaw. I don't want you messing with southpaws. They do everything backwards
Apollo : Southpaw nothing. I'll drop him in three. Apollo Creed meets the Italian Stallion. Now that sounds like a damn monster movie.
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Apollo : Without a ranked contender, what this fight needs is a novelty. This is the land of opportunity, right? So, Apollo Creed, on January first, gives a local underdog fighter an opportunity. A snow-white underdog, and I'm gonna put his face on this poster with me. And I'll tell you why. Because I'm sentimental. A lot of other people in this country are just as sentimental and there's nothing they'd like better than to see Apollo Creed give a local Philadelphia boy a shot at the greatest title in the world on this country's biggest birthday. Now that's the way I see it and that's the way it's gonna be.
Jergens : Apollo, I like it. It's very American.
Apollo : No, Jergens. It's very smart.