![]() Rocky Balboa’s son is unhappy about living in his father’s shadow. In a tense street scene outside of Rocky’s “famous retired boxer” restaurant, Robert Balboa tries to discourage his aging father from resurrecting his boxing career - because of the embarrassing publicity this will invite. Up to this point, Rocky has been treading gingerly with his son, hoping to rekindle their former closeness. But when his son tries to snuff out his dream of fighting again, the worm turns and Rocky delivers a blistering speech: it ain’t about how hard you hit it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. Rockys speech to his son Rocky Balboa Jr. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. Cause if youre willing to go through all the battling you gotta go through to get where you wanna get - Whos got the right to stop you I mean maybe some of. Rocky Balboa speech with son Lyrics Let me tell you something you already know. The purpose of this speech was to encourage you to fight for what you. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth.” Rocky was looking into my soulĪlthough the moviegoer part of me was busy congratulating Rocky on delivering the rebuke, another part of me experienced it on a very personal basis - as if *I* were the target for this lesson in guts and perseverance. The bigness of spirit with which Sylvester Stallone delivered these lines is undeniable. He may be just a dumb boxer who can barely speak, but he has finally recontacted that wild creature deep inside - the one that just wants to be who he is.Īnd he’s not going to let anybody - not even his own son - tell him to stuff that creature back into mothballs. This conflict felt intensely close to home for me, albeit internalized.Īfter experiencing several creative breakthroughs the day before, in a subconscious “payback” (for I don’t know what) I’d crashed down from my state of bliss. ![]() When the movie started, I was feeling like a creative scumbag. This speech was exactly what I needed to hear and I gratefully let myself be yanked up by the bootstraps. I went to bed marveling at the unquenchable spirit of Rocky Balboa and woke up to a sunny Sunday morning and the mood to write. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain’t gonna have a life.I just wanted the singular feeling of stretching out that unquenchable part of who I am: a writer. I’m always gonna love you no matter what. ![]() Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that. And not pointin’ fingers sayin’ you ain’t where you want to be because of him or her or anybody. Now, if you know what you’re worth, go out and get what you’re worth – but you gotta be willing to take the hits. How much you can take, and keep movin’ forward. But it ain’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you get hit and keep movin’ forward. You, me, or nobody hits is gonna hit as hard as life. 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. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. Let me tell you something you already know. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you’re no good. But somewhere along the line, you changed. ![]() Then the time come for you to be your own man, and take on the world, and you did. This kid’s gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew.”Īnd you grew up good and wonderful and it was great just watching you every day was a privilege. ![]() I’d hold you up to say to your mother, “This kid’s gonna be the best kid in the world. You ain’t gonna believe this – but you used to fit right here. Script of Rocky’s entire speech to his son The area looks the same today as it did in 2005 during the filming of Rocky Balboa. Sylvester Stallone and Milo Ventimiglia stood just steps away from the entrance to Adrian’s Restaurant for this motivational scene. ![]()
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