Which are your favorite Rocky Balboa quotes?
Rocky Balboa, wow, what an inspiration;
I have all the Rocky films on DVD back at home in England; needless to say I’ve watched them all several times. Rocky Balboa is a classic example of a champion, of someone who never gives up.
When he gets knocked down and he thinks he’s been beaten, he continues to get back up, and refuses to back down.
There is a lot of wisdom we can learn from Rocky Balboa, about showing resiliency, being tough, and never backing down.
You’ve probably all heard the famous Rocky speech where he talks to his son about life and believing in yourself. I’ve included the quote in the list below, and I’ll drop the YouTube video in at the end of the article.
It’s pretty obvious why this speech has become so popular and been used in many motivational videos and advert promotions, including a Microsoft Xbox advert!
Here are the 35 most inspirational Rocky Balboa quotes of all time:
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35 Rocky Balboa Quotes
1. “Going in one more round when you don’t think you can. That’s what makes all the difference in your life.” – Rocky Balboa
2. “Until you start believing in yourself, you ain’t gonna have a life.” – Rocky Balboa
3. “Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.” – Rocky Balboa
4. “If I can change and you can change, everybody can change.” – Rocky Balboa
5. “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” – Rocky Balboa
6. “Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!” – Rocky Balboa
7. “No, maybe I can’t win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he’s got. But to beat me, he’s gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he’s gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that, he’s gotta be willing to die himself and I don’t know if he’s ready to do that. I don’t know, I don’t know.” – Rocky Balboa
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8. “Nobody owes nobody nothing. You owe yourself.” – Rocky Balboa
9. “Because if you’re willing to go through all the battling you got to go through to get where you want to get, who’s got the right to stop you? I mean maybe some of you guys got something you never finished, something you really want to do, something you never said to someone, something… and you’re told no, even after you paid your dues? Who’s got the right to tell you that, who? Nobody! It’s your right to listen to your gut, it ain’t nobody’s right to say no after you earned the right to be where you want to be and do what you want to do!” – Rocky Balboa
10. “Remember, the mind is your best muscle. Big arms can move rocks, but big words can move mountains.” – Rocky Balboa
11. “Ya know, they always say if you live in one place long enough, you are that place.” – Rocky Balboa
12. “To beat me, he’s going to have to kill me. He’s gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me and to do that, he’s got to be willing to die himself.” – Rocky Balboa
13. “If this is something you wanna do, and if this is something you gotta do, then you do it. Fighters fight.” – Rocky Balboa
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14. “Time takes everybody out. Time is undefeated.” – Rocky Balboa
15. “I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.” – Rocky Balboa
16. “C’mon, champ, hit me in the face! My mom hits harder than you!” – Rocky Balboa
17. “I stopped thinking the way other people think a long time ago. You gotta think like you think.” – Rocky Balboa
18. “Every once in a while a person comes along who defies the odds, who defies logic, and fulfills an incredible dream.” – Rocky Balboa
19. “You’re gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you’ve ever dreamed. But when it’s over, I know you’ll be the one standing. You know what you have to do. Do it.” – Rocky Balboa
20. “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” – Rocky Balboa
21. “I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world. But I succeed because I keep going and going and going.” – Rocky Balboa
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22. “The toughest opponent you’re ever going to have to face (is in the mirror).” – Rocky Balboa
23. “You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.” – Rocky Balboa
24. “Maybe it’s you who ain’t got it no more.” – Rocky Balboa
25. “People do because they want to do.” – Rocky Balboa
26. “Nothing is real if you don’t believe in who you are.” – Rocky Balboa
27. “There’s a beast inside me.” – Rocky Balboa
28. “You know they always say, if you live in one place long enough, you are that place.” – Rocky Balboa
29. “When things got hard you started looking for something to blame, like a shadow.” – Rocky Balboa
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30. “All I wanna do is go the distance.” – Rocky Balboa
31. “You can’t learn when you’re talking. That’s a fact of life. As long as you’re talking, you’re not listening.” – Rocky Balboa
32. “Nothing’s over ’til it’s over.” – Rocky Balboa
33. “Time takes everybody out. Time is undefeated.” – Rocky Balboa
34. “I’m pursuing something and nobody looks too happy about it.” – Rocky Balboa
35. “That’s the way I’m made.” – Rocky Balboa
Rocky Balboa’s Inspirational Speech to His Son
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Love it!!!
Cheers Jeff!
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows” probably one of the strongest and the most quoted lines from Rocky, ever!
Love it George! One of my favorites as well!
Awesome! Love Rocky and his quotes. My favorite is that you owe yourself.
Just landed here via Twitter and looking forward to reading more.
Thank you so much Laura!
Cheers for posting it, very motivating indeed. Rocky is one of the best movie that has ever done, I thank God for that.
“Friends don’t “owe”… friends do because they want to do!”- Rocky Balboa
Hi. You nailed it on my #1 quote that I live my life by that the character Rocky says to his son in Rocky Balboa. But I’ve admired Sly Stallone for over 20 yrs. I could play any main role in the Rocky films because I’ve watched them so many times which is why I have to correct a couple quotes. Don’t take this personally, it’s just something I can’t help doing whenever I see Rocky/Stallone misquoted. #13 was actually said by little Marie. #16 Rocky says “My mother hits harder than that” not mom. It’s very important we are exact when quoting others. I enjoyed reading your post.
Loved it Dan… i m Always a great fan of wealthy gorilla..
Missing this from Creed “You see this guy staring back at you? That’s your toughest opponent. I believe that’s true in the ring and I think that’s true in life”.
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows” probably one of the strongest and the most quoted lines from Rocky, ever! and Until you start believing in yourself, you ain’t gonna have a life