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Champ, Apollo, why did you agree to fight a man who has virtually no chance of winning?

6 seconds sound clip from the Rocky (1976) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:57:40.334 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And he's gonna prove it to the whole world by giving an unknown a shot at the title. And that unknown is you.

- He picked you, Rocky. Rocky, it's the chance of a lifetime. You can't pass it by. What do you say?

- All right, fellas, fellas. That's enough pictures. We wanna ask Apollo a few questions.

- Apollo, how do you like the city of brotherly love?

- Well, just being in Philadelphia makes me feel patriotic. Beautiful people in a beautiful city comin' up to me on the street wishing me the best. I love my Philadelphia brothers, and I'm proud to be an American.

- Champ, Apollo, why did you agree to fight a man who has virtually no chance of winning?

- Look, if history proves one thing, American history proves that everybody's got a chance to win. Didn't you guys ever hear of Valley Forge or Bunker Hill?

- It is a coincidence that you're fighting a white man on the most celebrated day in the country's history?

- I don't know about that. Is it a coincidence that he's fighting a black man on the most celebrated day in the country's history?

- Right on! Tell the truth, brother! Apollo, tell me... how do you feel about your challenger?

- How do I feel about him?

- Yeah.

- What do you mean? Come here, Rock. My main man.

- Rocky, ain't you Italian?

- Yeah, I'm Italian.

- Well, now, what does that mean? It means if he can't fight, I bet he can cook.

[...]

Rocky (1976) Sound Clip

Rocky (1976) poster

Sound bites of audio quotes, dialogue one liners and sfx from the Rocky (1976) movie soundboard that you can use as ringtones and download in WAV or MP3 format.

Actors: Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa), Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed), Talia Shire (Adrian Balboa), Burt Young (Paulie Pennino), Burgess Meredith (Mickey Goldmill)

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