Balboa's Wisdom...

El día de ayer, hicimos un espacio en nuestro acelerado tour por el Bajío para detenernos en el cine y ver la sexta y última película de mi estimado héroe, maestro, y amigo imaginario, Rocky Balboa.

Creí que la película anterior sería la última, y desde que hace algunos años comenzó el rumor de que existía el proyecto de una sexta película estuve esperando ese momento.

La verdad es que le faltó calidad a la película, tanto en (algunas) actuaciones, personajes e historia.

Esto no significa que deja de ser un "must see" de la temporada... desde los primeros 5 minutos Stallone ya estaba jugando con mis sentimientos... en 2 horas estuve triste, melancólico, contento, feliz, carcajeandome, emocionado, enojado, etc... y como siempre, todo terminó bien...

Adiós Rocky Balboa!

_____ Anexo algunas de mis frases favoritas ______

* Rocky Balboa (2006):

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and 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 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. 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 hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!"

"The only kind of respect that matters is self-respect."

"You learn a lot from talking to dogs."

"You're a crazy old man (Mason 'The Line' Dixon)... Don't worry you'll get there (Rocky Balboa)"

* Rocky V (1990):

"Yo, Tommy! I didn't hear no bell... "

"Yeah, yeah well I love almost everybody. "

* Rocky IV (1985):

"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 going to 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 got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know."

"I guess what I'm trying to say is, if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change."

"Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life."

* Rocky III (1982):

"You don't look so bad to me."

"Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are!"

"You don't like em'? Well maybe they don't like you either Paulie."

* Rocky II (1979):

"I was hoping he wouldn't show..."

"Do you like having a good time? Then you need-a-good-watch!"

"I was wonderin' if, uh, you wouldn't mind marryin' me very much."

"Do I know how to drive? I drive airplanes and bulldozers. I'll drive you crazy if you give me a chance. You know what I mean?"

"I ain't changing and I sure ain't never changing nothing about you."

* Rocky (1976):

"ADRIAN!"

"I dunno, she's got gaps, I got gaps, together we fill gaps."

"I was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? 'Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."

"I think we make a real sharp couple of coconuts - I'm dumb, you're shy, whaddaya think, huh?"

"Cut me, Mick."