Motivational speech from Movies: Rocky Balboa

I was just surfing about and I came across this clip from Rocky Balboa. Totally forgot about it, but watching this clip without the whole movie, it really makes sense and I feel it is too wonderful for me not to share it. The clip as well as the speech is included for your reference. Pretty useful to share this with friends or family that are feeling down.

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Rocky Balboa: I'd hold you up to say to your mother, "this kid's gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew."

And you grew up good and wonderful. It was great just watching you, every day was like a privilige. Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good.

And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow.

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 it 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 ya 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! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life.


Boodyboy, out!

Best movies of 2009

Well, its 2 weeks into the new year now and I've posted zilch.

Once again I'm sorry if my posts are few and far between. Been having very little since i've started my new job. Waking up early and coming back tired at night needs some getting used to. And worse still waking up to year 2010 and my sister reminding me that I'm 26 this year doesn't help.
My reply to her was: but i only turned 25 less than a month ago!!!

Well this is gonna be a short post from me.

I've watched quite a lot of movies in the past year. But the sad thing is that I dont remember many of them. Which only means 1 thing, the movies didnt make much of an impression on me. Either that or I'm plain forgetful ;-p (which is more like me)

Well I have my top 3 movies of last year. This is from the movies I have watched lar... those i didnt watch may not be here eventhough you may feel its better.

3. The Time Traveller's Wife

Nice movie with your not so typical storyline. Loved the originality and the chemistry of both the leading cast.


2. 500 Days of Summer

A little indie movie that made its rounds in selected cinemas in Malaysia. I was glad to have managed to catch it and I definitely did not regret paying RM10 for it. Well worth my money for a story of falling in love, then falling out of it. Its the true story of love.


1. Up

This is by far my favourite movie this year. From the trailer, i wouldnt have guesed that this could be such a good movie. My thoughts before watching the movie was: How good could a movie be when its about an old man and a floating house??

I was dead wrong. Thank goodness I caught it in the cinema. I even watched it 2 more times on my computer.

I could feel a connection with the old man despite it being an animated film. It really touched my heart, more than any movie I have watched for a very long time.


Well, thats my short post for today. Will be hoping to put up more stuff in the near future

Till then,


Boodyboy, out!!!