All I wanted to do at a fight was prove I was no bum, that I had the stuff to make a good pro, you know?
5 seconds sound clip from the Rocky (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:41:40.632 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Nah. I ain't skated since I was 15. That's when I started fightin'... when I was 15.
- Skating's kinda bad for the ankles, you know?
- Yeah.
- You're a pretty good skater, are you?
- Hey, I ain't cryin' about it, 'cause I still fight. I kinda do it like a hobby.
- I tell you what the trouble is... I'm a southpaw.
- A southpaw means you're left-handed. And a southpaw throws your timing off, you see.
- Other guys it throws their timing off, makes them look awkward. Nobody wants to look awkward.
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