Rocky 6 – One of the most motivational speeches in cinematic history

Take the hits and Keep Moving Forward

In the sixth installment in the Rocky series. Rocky delivers an iconic motivational speech to his son, Robert Jr.

Here’s the background:

At this point in the story, Rocky has decided to come out of retirement for an exhibition match against Mason “The Line” Dixon,

a much younger and formidable opponent.

Robert Jr. is struggling with his own insecurities and feels overshadowed by his father’s decision to return to the ring.

He worries about how it will reflect on him and his life, as he feels people already judge him based on his father’s legacy.

In response, Rocky gives a heartfelt and powerful speech, emphasizing personal responsibility, resilience, and the importance of standing up to life’s challenges.

This speech has become one of the most motivational moments in cinematic history, and so for your benefit,

We have decided to recreate it. Here’s the speech

##How you doing kid

## Nice of you to come by

Can I talk with you

## Sure

Can we do it outside.

So you going through with this

## yeah start training tomorrow

So you’re nervous about the fight

## Scared to death

You don’t look scared

## Well I ain’t supposed to

You know you don’t have to do it right

## Yeah well I think I do

You know living with you it hasn’t been easy

people see me but they think of you

now with all this going on this is going to be worse than ever

## it don’t have to be

no sure it does

## why you got a lot going on kid

What my last name that’s the reason I got a decent job that’s the reason why people deal with me in the first place

Now I start to get a little ahead I start to get a little something for myself and this happens

Now I’m asking you as a favor not to go through with this

Okay this is only gonna end up bad for you and it’s gonna end up bad for me

## you think I’m hurting you

yeah in a Way You Are

That’s the last thing I ever wanted to do

I know that’s not what you want to do but that’s just the way that it is

Don’t you care what people think

Doesn’t it bother you that that people are making you out to be a joke

and that I’m gonna be included in that

do you think that’s right

Do you

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You ain’t gonna believe this but you used to fit right here I’d hold you up to say to your mother this kid’s gonna be the best kid in the world

This kid’s gonna be somebody better than anybody ever knew and you grew up good and wonderful

It was great just watching you every day was like a privilege

Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world and you did it

but somewhere along the line you changed you stopped being you

You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you’re no good

and when things got hard you started looking for something to blame like a big shadow

Let me tell you something you already know the world it ain’t all sunshine and rainbows

it’s a 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

You me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life

but it ain’t about how hard you hit it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward

how much you can take and keep moving forward

That’s how winnin it is done

Now if you know what you’re worth

Then go out and get what you’re worth

but you got to be willing to take the hits and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you want to be because of him or her or anybody

Cowards do that and that ain’t you you’re better than that

I’m always gonna love you no matter what

No matter what happens you’re my son

you’re my blood

you’re the best thing in my life but until you start believing in yourself you aint gonna have a life

Don’t forget to visit your mother.