Rocky III (1982)

Carl Weathers: Apollo Creed

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• [During Rocky's training with Apollo, he's in an another world, haunted by the first Balboa-Lang fight; Apollo lands some practice hooks] 

  Apollo Creed : He's hooking. He's hooking. He's hooking! Damn, Rock, Come on! What's the matter with you?

  Rocky Balboa : Tomorrow. Let's do it tomorrow.

  Apollo Creed : [Screaming]  There is no tomorrow! THERE IS NO TOMORROW! THERE IS NO TOMORROW!

• Apollo Creed : Now, when we fought, you had that eye of the tiger, man; the edge! And now you gotta get it back, and the way to get it back is to go back to the beginning. You know what I mean?

• Apollo Creed : You know, Stallion? It's too bad we gotta get old, huh?

  Rocky Balboa : Ah, just keep punchin', Apollo... you want to ring the bell?

  Apollo Creed : Alright... Ding Ding.

• Apollo Creed : See that look in their eyes, Rock? You gotta get that look back, Rock. Eye of the tiger, man.

• Apollo Creed : Can he swim?

  Paulie : With a name like "Rock"!

• Clubber Lang : [before the rematch with Rocky]  Hey, boy. Hey, boy. After I crucify him, you next.

  Apollo Creed : Just stay outta my face, chump.

  [turns his back on Clubber] 

  Clubber Lang : Don't turn your back on me, sucka!

  [he shoves Apollo and a melee breaks out] 

  Rocky Balboa : [after the scuffle is broken up]  I thought you said be cool!

  Apollo Creed : That *was* cool!

• Apollo Creed : Now, when you beat me, you beat me by one... ONE... second. Now do you know what something like that does to a man of my intelligence?

  Rocky Balboa : I thought you said you got over it.

  Apollo Creed : I lied.

• Apollo Creed : [during the rematch with Lang]  He's gettin' killed out there!

  Paulie : No, no, no! He ain't gettin' killed; he's gettin' mad!

• Apollo Creed : So I predict that the champ's gonna take this one.

  Sportscaster : Now wait a minute! Do you really think the champ can hit that hard?

  Apollo Creed : Why do you think I'm sitting out here with you?

• Title announcer : We'd like to announce the presence at ringside of a true champion; the Master of Disaster, the Count of Monte Fisto, the one, the only Apollo Creed!

  [Creed enters the ring and walks over to Lang] 

  Clubber Lang : [slaps Creed's hand away]  Get out of my face! I don't need no has-beens in my corner. And you better wipe that look off your face before I knock it off. You wanna jump, JUMP! Come on! Come on, Creed! Come on!

  Apollo Creed : [Creed walks away to speak to Rocky]  Do everybody a favor and knock this chump out.

• Title rematch commentator : Do you have any predictions on this fight? How do you see this fight going?

  Apollo Creed : Well, I feel that strength would have to go to the challenger, while experience and the WORLD'S HARDEST HEAD would HAVE to go to Rocky Balboa, and you know I know about that!

• Apollo Creed : You thought I was tough? This chump will kill you!

• Apollo Creed : If you stand toe-to-toe with this bum, he'll kill you. It doesn't take a man to stand there and get your head beat off...! He's just a man, Rock, so be MORE man than him! Go get him; Eye Of the Tiger!

• Paulie : Don't listen to it, Rocky.

  Apollo Creed : No, do listen to it Rock. Because when it's over, everybody's gonna owe you an engraved apology. And you're gonna owe me a favor.

  Rocky Balboa : What favor?

  Apollo Creed : When it's over Rock.

• Apollo Creed : You know Stallion?

  Rocky Balboa : What?

  Apollo Creed : It's too bad we've got to get old.