“Mr. Coolidge please, you have to run the race over.” – Derice, Cool Runnings ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Cool Runnings 1993

Derice

Mr. Coolidge please, you have to run the race over.

Mr. Coolidge

I'm sorry Derice, nothing can be done.

Derice

But I was born to compete in the Olympics.

Mr. Coolidge

Then you'll have to work on your boxing or cycling. Those are the only other two sports in which Jamaica competes.

Derice

I am not a boxer, I am a runner. And it wasn't fair.

Mr. Coolidge

It rarely is my boy, it rarely is.

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