Rocky III Quotes

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.

Movie: Rocky III
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.

Movie: Rocky III
Rocky Balboa: Nobody owes nobody nothin'. You owe yourself.
Paulie: You're wrong! Friends owe!
Rocky Balboa: Friends don't owe! They do because the wanna do.
Paulie: Shut your freakin' mouth. You been keepin' me down!
Rocky Balboa: Down? You know, you're like a crazy brother to me, Paulie, you really are. So I'm gonna tell ya something and I want you to listen because I really mean this. You ain't down. And you ain't even a loser. You're just a jealous, lazy bum.
Paulie: Alright, I'm gonna break your freakin' mouth up! I'm gonna break your freakin' mouth up! [Paulie throws punches at Rocky and Rocky blocks them]
Paulie: [exhausted] Can I have a job?
Rocky Balboa: All you had to do was ask. [starts walking toward Rocky's car]
Rocky Balboa: Hey, you know, you punch pretty good.
Paulie: Really?
Rocky Balboa: Absolutely.
Paulie: [looking at Rocky's car] This new?
Rocky Balboa: Yeah.
Paulie: Cost a lot?
Rocky Balboa: Yeah, a few bucks.
Paulie: Got an extra one?

Movie: Rocky III
Rocky Balboa: You ain't so bad, you ain't so bad, you ain't nothin'. C'mon, champ, hit me in the face! My mom hits harder than you!

Movie: Rocky III
[Rocky and Thunderlips have completed their exhibition match, which has been more violent than Rocky expected]
Thunderlips: Good match.
Rocky Balboa: Hey why'd you get so crazy on me out there?
Thunderlips: That's the name of the game.

Movie: Rocky III
[Adrian, deeply concerned, walks towards Rocky on the beach]
Adrian: Can I talk to you? I wanna ask you something important, and I want you to tell me the truth.
Rocky Balboa: What?
Adrian: Why'd you come here?
Rocky Balboa: I just don't want it no more.
Adrian: If it's over because you want it to be over, I'm glad.
Rocky Balboa: I do.
Adrian: It's just... you never quit anything since I known you.
Rocky Balboa: I don't know what you want me to say. I mean, what happened? How did everything that was so good get so bad?
Adrian: What's so bad? Tell me, what?
Rocky Balboa: I wrecked everything by not thinking for myself. I mean, why couldn't Mickey tell me where I really at right from the start? He didn't have to carry me and lie to me and make me think I was better than I really was when I wasn't.

Movie: Rocky III