25 Rocky Balboa quotes that are true life lessons

Every champion was once a contestant who refused to give up.

Fear is like fire, it burns you inside. If you control it, Tommy, it will burn you. But if he controls you, he will burn you and everything around you.

I’d rather risk doing something I desperately enjoy than feeling lost for not doing what I love.

No one will hit as hard as life.

No pointing fingers, saying you can’t do it because of him or her, or anyone else. Only cowards do that and you’re not a coward, you’re better than that.

Nobody owes anybody anything. You owe it to yourself.

The last thing that ages is the heart.

Maybe I can’t win. Maybe the only thing I can do is take it all in the face.

Why, Micky used to say that the fight wasn’t over until the gong sounded. We haven’t heard the gong yet, have we?

Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die.

The world will bring you to your knees and you will stay on your knees forever if you let it.

Many come to Vegas to lose, not me!

We work harder when we are afraid.

The world is not a bed of roses; It’s a dirty place, a cruel place, that doesn’t care how tough you are.

The older I get, the more stuff I leave behind. That’s life.

They won’t remember you, they’ll remember your reputation.

Your biggest opponent is yourself! I believe that in the ring, and I believe that in life.

Just one more round!

If you know your worth, then go after what you deserve.

Have you ever taken 500 punches in the face in one night? After a while it starts to hurt.

Prediction for fight: pain.

What I try to say is that if I can change and so can you, everyone can change!

I’ll tell you something you already know: this is how you win.

The worst thing that happens to a fighter is when he gets tamed.

It doesn’t matter how hard you hit, but how strong you are when they hit you.