Sylvester Stallone credited as playing...
Rocky Balboa
- Gazo: How's about investing in condominiums? It's safe.
- Rocky Balboa: Condominiums?
- Gazo: Yeah, condominiums.
- Rocky Balboa: I never use 'em.
- Rocky Balboa: It's Apollo.
- Mickey: Who were you expecting?
- Rocky Balboa: I was hoping he wouldn't show
- [Mickey has Rocky chase after a chicken as part of his training]
- Rocky Balboa: I feel like a Kentucky Fried idiot.
- Rocky Balboa: [after round 1 of the rematch with Creed] I can't believe it!
- Mickey: What?
- Rocky Balboa: He broke my nose again.
- Reporter: Rock, you got anything derogatory to say about the champ?
- Rocky Balboa: Derogatory? Yeah. He's great.
- Adrian: There's one thing I want you to do for me.
- Rocky Balboa: What's that?
- Adrian: Win...
- Adrian: Win!
- [Rocky and Mickey are watching the film of the first fight]
- Mickey: Left handed fighters, they're the worst. They lead with their face mostly, trying to throw that big left. Right's no damn good. They ought to outlaw southpaws.
- Rocky Balboa: Why didn't you tell me this before?
- Mickey: I didn't wanna hurt your feelings.
- Rocky Balboa: [Just outside doorway of Apollo's hospital room after first fight] Yo, Apollo?
- Apollo: [In hospital bed] Yeah, who is it?
- Rocky Balboa: Its just me, Rocky. Listen, could you answer me one question?
- Apollo: Yeah, sure
- Rocky Balboa: Did you give me your best?
- Apollo: Yeah... yeah.
- Rocky Balboa: Thank you.
- [Rocky, completely tired, exhausted, and in tears of happiness, makes a victory speech to the whole world]
- Rocky Balboa: Excuse me. I can't believe this has happened. I can't. And I just wanna say thanks to Apollo for fighting me. Apollo. I wanna thank Mickey, for training me.
- Fan from the Arena: We love ya, Rock!
- Rocky Balboa: Yea, I love yous too. I just also wanna thank God. Except for my kid bein' born, this is the greatest night in the history of my life. I just wanna say one thing to my wife who's home: YO, ADRIAN! I DID IT!
- Adrian: [crying in happiness] I love you. I love you.
- Employment Manager: Can I be honest? No one's going to offer you an office job. There's too much competition. Why don't you fight? I read somewhere you're a very good fighter.
- Rocky Balboa: Yeah, well, was ya ever punched in the face 500 times a night? It stings after a while, ya know.
- Adrian: We really don't need a car.
- Rocky Balboa: Oh, come on, Adrian. I'm gonna be doing commercials. Now, I can afford this, you know? No problem.
- Adrian: Do you know how to drive?
- Rocky Balboa: Do I know how to drive?
- Adrian: Do you know how to drive?
- Rocky Balboa: I'm one of the greats. Are you kidding? C'mon, I'll drive you. Let me put you inside the car. This will just be like Cinderella and the pumpkin, you know?
- Adrian: Do you know how to drive?
- Rocky Balboa: Do I know how to drive? I drive airplanes and bulldozers. I'll drive you crazy if you give me a chance. You know what I mean?
- [Chuckles]
- Rocky Balboa: [noticing Mickey's hearing aid] What's that in your ear there?
- Mickey: What it is, is I hear stupid things better.
- Reporter: Rocky, your pay for the fight will be very substantial. What will you do with the money?
- Rocky Balboa: Well, the first thing I gotta do is I gotta pay the rent. And then I made this list on our way over here. I'd like to buy a couple hats, a motorcycle, a couple quarts of perfume for Adrian, she likes to smell good. And some muppet toys... you know, Ernie, Big Bird. And the frog, what's his name? Kermit?
- Mickey: Yeah.
- Rocky Balboa: And I thought maybe a statue for the church, and a snow cone machine for you, Paulie. You like snow cones, right?
- Reporter: Rocky, do you have something derogatory to say about the champ?
- Rocky Balboa: Derogatory? Yeah, he's great.
- Mickey: [after slapping Rocky in the face with his left hand] Now you didn't even see that comin', did ya? And that's comin' from a broken down punk like me. What... what do ya think the champ would do to ya?
- Rocky Balboa: Hurt me bad, I guess...
- Mickey: Na, he'd hurt ya permanent. *Permanent*!
- Rocky Balboa: [reading aloud from a book, slowly] "'It's no time to cuss me,' snarled the robber. 'By God, fellas, grab your rifles and take color... cover.'" How's that sound?
- Adrian: It's good.
- Rocky Balboa: Yeah?
- Adrian: Mmmhmm.
- Rocky Balboa: Ya know, bein' a good reader's gonna help me get a good office job, ya know. Wanna hear some more?
- Adrian: I can't wait.
- Rocky Balboa: OK. "'There ain't no cover, Smokey,' said Brad Lincoln. 'We better head for the canyon.'"
- Adrian: You read nice.
- Rocky Balboa: Thank you. You lie nice!
- Adrian: Thank you.
- [they both chuckle]