fighters fight

Things I liked about Balboa:

Rocky's suck it up speech to his son Robby. It got to me.

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't 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 winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!"

Rocky training in the streets of Philly in his grey sweats and black chucks.

Mike Tyson's cameo. I'm still rooting for you to turn it around Mike.

When Rocky exploded at the end of the second round I shouted, YEAH!

When he started pounding Dixon in the tenth I shouted again.

Someday I'll pound a side of beef with my fists like Rocko.

Sadly, the movie was missing a Survivor tune.


When I was in the hospital a friend loaned me an ipod with The Eye of the Tiger loaded on it. My record for consecutive plays had to be over ten.