Extended Reading

Rocky II quotes

  • [At the wedding of Rocky and Adrian]

    Father Carmine: [Speaking Italian] Rocky Balboa, do you take Adrian Ponino to be your lawfully wedded wife?

    Rocky Balboa: Yeah. Absolutely. Yes.

    Father Carmine: [Speaking Italian] Adrian Ponino, do you take Rocky Balboa to be your lawfully wedded husband?

    Adrian: I do.

    Rocky Balboa: Thanks.

    Father Carmine: [Speaking Italian] Then by the powers vested in me by the State of Pennsylvania, I now pronounce you man & wife.

    Father Carmine: [in English] You may kiss the bride now.

    Rocky Balboa: I gotta take this off.

    [Rocky draws Adrian's veil back; kisses her]

    Father Carmine: Go in peace, and God bless you.

    Rocky Balboa: Thanks, Father. You done real good. I'm proud of you. Okay, things are gonna be great.

  • [Duke, Apollo's trainer, is finishing putting tape around Apollo's arm]

    Duke: [whispers and growls] You're the Man. You're number one. The Champ, the best of all time. Girls love you - Men, old people love you. Young people love you. You're the best. You're the Man, and he's yours. He's yours, he's yours. This bum shouldn't be in the same ring with you. I want you to show him who you are tonight.

    [Apollo practices punching on his right hand]

    Duke: Show him who you are tonight. Stick him!