A scene from Jerry Maguire 1996
Rod

I'm gonna have the game of my life on Monday Night Football, and show all these mother****ers.

Jerry

Take care, okay? You're my entire client roster.

Rod

Don't I know it. Now go home to your wife.

Jerry

What's that supposed to mean?

Rod

Why are you even here, man? You could have told me all this over the phone.

Jerry

I don't know -- how's "dedication" for an answer?

Rod

You don't want to go home, do you?

Jerry

Why are you doing this to me, Rod?

Rod

I'm asking you a question --

Jerry

No, you're --

Rod

I'm trying to talk to you. How's your marriage?

Jerry

Not everyone has what you have.

Rod

Why'd you get married? I'm asking you as a friend.

Jerry

You're jabbing at me.

Rod

I'm sorry I asked.

Jerry

No, I'm going to answer you. You want an answer? I'll give it to you. Loyalty. She was loyal. Everything grew from there.

Rod

That's an answer.

Jerry

Damn right.

Rod

For loyalty, you buy a dog. For love, you get married.

Jerry

Look. I'm happy to entertain you, as always, but I have a question for you. Are we really "friends?"

Rod

Why not --

Jerry

Well, friends can tell each other anything, right? If we have our "friends" hats on --

Rod

I think so.

Jerry

Alright. Here's why you don't have your ten million dollars yet. You are a paycheck player. You play with your head. Not your heart. In your personal life? Heart. But when you get on the field -- you're a businessman. It's wide-angle lenses and who **** you over and who owes you for it. That's not what inspires people. I'm sorry, but that's the truth, can you handle it? Just a "question," Rod. Between friends.

Rod

I don't want to be friends anymore.

Jerry

Fine.

Rod

Beautiful.

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