Why do you wanna do that for?
I'm tired. Tired of being in the spotlight. Music business changes so fast they can't keep up with the next guy anymore. Maybe I should stop trying. [pause] You always told me, "Fighters gotta know when to quit. Stay too long, they remember you as the guy on the canvas." [pause] Pop?
... What?
Is it hard to quit?
Not if you had a guy on the mat...
You used to call me a quitter, remember? [pause] Remember what a pain in the ass I was when I was starting out? I had to sing, I had to be the best. I always knew that I could do it, pop. I wanted you to know I could do it.
All those years... the guys at the fire house... they treated me like... a champ... Because of you.
Yeah.
... You're no quitter, son.
Thank you, pop. [stands up, kisses his father on his forehead] Goodnight. I love you, pop.
Frank... don't go... Just stay awhile.
Goodnight, champ.
[fade to black] [cut to six years later at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1974, where Frank, now 58, is on stage performing "That's Life"] [Last scene of the film]
