Mickey Goldmill quotes from Rocky II (1979)

Mickey Goldmill

Hey Rock. It's three in the morning. I went up to your house there and they told me you was here. It's a 3:00am kid. You know that Adrian, she's a good girl. Me, you know I'm sorry for both of ya. There's nothing I can do about it. Except uh I wanna tell you this once and then uh I ain't gonna say it again. But Rock you got another shot. This is the second shot. At uh I don't know the biggest title in the world, and you're gonna be swappin' punches with, with the most dangerous fighter in the world. And just in case you know your brain ain't workin' so good. All this happens pretty soon and you ain't ready. You know you're no where near in shape. So I say for God's sake. Why don't you stand up and fight this guy HARD? Like you done before that was beautiful! But don't lay down like this! Like uh I don't know like some kind of mongrel or something. Cause he's gonna kick your face in pieces! That's right! This guy doesn't just wanna win you know, he wants to bury ya, he wants to humiliate ya, he wants to prove to the whole world that you was nothin but some kind of freak the first time out. He said you were a one time lucky bum! Well now I don't wanna get mad in a biblical place like this. But I think you're a hell of a lot more than that kid! A hell of a lot! But now wait a minute if you wanna blow this thing if you wanna blow it then damn it I'm gonna blow it with ya. If you wanna stay here I'll stay with ya. I stay with ya. I'll stay and pray. What do I got to lose?

Mickey

Now you didn't even see that comin', did ya? And that's comin' from a broken down punk like me. What... what do ya think the champ would do to ya?

Hurt me bad I guess...

Mickey

Na, he'd hurt ya permanent. Permanent!

Mickey

Left handed fighters they're the worst. They try to come in there with that big left. Right's no damn good. They ought to outlaw southpaws!

Why didn't you tell me that before?

Mickey

I didn't want to hurt your feelings.

What's that in your ear there?

Mickey

What it is, is I hear stupid things better.

Mickey

Why do you have to wear that stinkin' sweatsuit?

It brings me luck, you know?

Mickey

Brings you luck. I'll tell you what it brings - it brings FLIES! Now here's what I want you to do - I want you to chase this little chicken.

Hey yo, Mick, what do I got to chase a chicken for?

Mickey

First, because I said so. And second, is because chicken-chasing is how we used to train back in the old days. If you can catch this thing, you can catch greased lighting.

Well, I'll do it if you say so, but it ain't very mature.

Mickey

Yeah, well NEITHER ARE YOU, very mature!

Three, four.

Mickey

Now remember I want 500 hard ones go!

Where was I, seven or eight?

Mickey

Here, why don't you carry this? 'Cause I liked you a lot better when you was carryin' spit.

Yeah?

Mickey

Yeah. 'Cause the way you're trainin', you're gonna end up pumping gas in Jersey somewhere!

I think I'm gonna go take a shower.

Mickey

It's a good idea. Why don't you go soak your head? Soak it a lot.

Mickey

Who the hell is that?

Avon lady.

Rocky your pay for the fight will be very substantial. What will you do with the money?

Well the first thing I gotta do is I gotta pay the rent. And then I made this list on our way over here. I'd like to buy a couple hats, a motorcycle, a couple quarts of perfume for Adrian she likes to smell good. And some muppet toys you know, Ernie, Big Bird. And the frog what's his name? Kermit?

Mickey

Yeah.

And I thought maybe a statue for the church and a snow cone machine for you Paulie. You like snow cones right?

Rock, you got anything derogatory to say about the champ?

Derogatory? Yeah. He's great.

It's Apollo.

Mickey

Who were you expecting?

I was hoping he wouldn't show.

I can't believe it.

Mickey

What?

He broke my nose again.

Referee

One! Two!

If he gets up, Creed will regain the title! If neither of them gets up, it's a draw and Creed will win the title automatically! The count...

Referee

Four...

Duke

Get up, my Man!

Mickey

GET ON YOUR FEET!

Adrian

Get up.

Referee

Six! Seven!

Paulie

Get up!

Referee

Eight!

Mary Anne Creed

GET UP!

Referee

Nine...

Referee

TEN! YOU'RE OUT!

He made it at the last second! Rocky Balboa has shocked the world! He is the new heavyweight champion of the world!

Mickey

TWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! (He races to Balboa hugging him, and his crew) (a bell clangs eight times)

Paulie

What's the matter with my sister?

Adrian don't like this. She started crying and everything. She don't like me fighting no more.

Mickey

Hey, what's with this domestic stuff?! Jab that till it hurts! Five hundred times without stopping! Do you hear me?! Five hundred times.

Mick, I wanna use my other arm.

Mickey

If you do, I'm gonna chop it off. Is that clear?

Paulie

I'll figure something.

I wish you would. I'd appreciate it, you know.

Mickey

I'm sorry, are you finished? Can we go to work? That would be nice. Now hit that bag. Jab it till it hurts. Go ahead!

Three, four.

Mickey

Now remember, I want five hundred hard ones! Go!

Where was I, seven or eight?

I can't learn how to fight right handed no more.

Mickey

What's ‘can't’? There ain't no ‘can'ts’! There's no ‘can'ts’!