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ROCKY Why'd you leaveWhy'd you walk away like thatLife's too short kidWhere you goingI'm going on a permanent vacationWhat are you talking about We got one more fightNo no Not we youWhy are you doing
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Rocky III

I can't retire knowing all this, Mick

Rocky Balboa:
Why'd you leave? Why'd you walk away like that?Mickey:Life's too short, kid.Rocky Balboa:Where you goin?Mickey:I'm goin on a permanent vacation.Rocky Balboa:What are you talkin about? We got one more fight.Mickey:No, no, not me, you.Rocky Balboa:Why you doin this?Rocky Balboa:I said Why you doin this?Mickey:Because you can't win, Rock! This guy'll kill you to death inside of three rounds!Rocky Balboa:You're crazy!Mickey:What else is new?Rocky Balboa:He's just another fighter!Mickey:No he ain't just another fighter. This guy is a wrecking machine and he's hungry! Hell, you ain't been hungry since you won that belt!Rocky Balboa:Aw, what are you talking about I've had 10 title defenses?Mickey:That was easy!Rocky Balboa:What do you mean easy?Mickey:They was hand picked!Rocky Balboa:Set ups?Mickey:Nah they wasn't set ups! They was good fighters but they wasn't killers like this guy. He'll knock you to tomorrow, Rock!Rocky Balboa:Jeez, Mick. Why'd you do it?Mickey:Because the beating that you got from Apollo should've killed you, kid. It didn't. It was my job to keep you winning and to keep you healthy.Rocky Balboa:You really don't think I got nothing left do you?Mickey:Well, Rock, let's put it this way. Now, three years ago you was supernatural. You was hard and you was nasty and you had this cast-iron jaw but then the worst thing happened to you, that could happen to any fighter. You got civilized. But don't worry kid. You know, presidents retire, horses retire, Man-o-war retired. They put him out to stud. That's what you should've done, retired.Rocky Balboa:I can't retire knowing all this, Mick

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ROCKY Why'd you leave
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Why'd you walk away like that
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Life's too short kid
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Where you going
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I'm going on a permanent vacation
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What are you talking about We got one more fight
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No no Not we you
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Why are you doing this
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I said why are you doing this
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Because you can't win Rock
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This guy will kill you to death inside of three rounds
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You're crazy
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What else is new
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He's just another fighter
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No he ain't just another fighter
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This guy is a wrecking machine and he's hungry
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Hell you ain't been hungry since you won that belt
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What are you talking about I've had 10 title defenses
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That was easy
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What do you mean easy
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They was hand picked
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Setups No they weren't setups
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They was good fighters but they wasn't killers like this guy
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He'll knock you into tomorrow Rock
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Jeez Mick
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Why'd you do it
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Because the beating that you got
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from Apollo should have killed you kid
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It didn't
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It was my job to keep you winning and to keep you healthy
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You really don't think I got nothing left do you
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Well Rock let's put it this way
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Three years ago you was supernatural
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You was You was hard and you was nasty
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and you had this cast iron jaw
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But then the worst thing happened to you
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that could happen to any fighter
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You got civilized Yeah
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Don't worry kid
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You know presidents retire generals retire
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horses retire Man o' War retired
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They put him out to stud
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That's what you should've done retire
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I can't retire knowing all this Mick
Available in 5 languages
Duration
167 seconds
Views
992
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:02
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2026
Genres
Production
United Artists,Chartoff-Winkler Productions,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

Rocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.

Actors

Sylvester Stallone
Rocky Balboa