Rocky (1976)

Thayer David: Jergens

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Quotes 

• [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] 

• [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.

• 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.