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- Any Given Sunday: Inches. Tony D'Amato: I don't know what to say, really. Three minutes to the biggest battle of our professional lives. All comes down to today, and either, we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble.
- Remember the Titans: Not Another Yard. Coach Yoast: All right, now, I don't want them to gain another yard! You blitz... all... night! If they cross the line of scrimmage, I'm gonna take every last one of you out!
- Friday Night Lights: Perfection. Coach Gary Gaines: Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends.
- Brian's Song: I Love Brian Piccolo. Gale Sayers: I'd like to tell you about a guy I know, a friend of mine. His name is Brian Piccolo. And he has the heart of a giant, and that rare form of courage that allows him to kid himself and his opponent, cancer.
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- Any Given Sunday - “Life Is A Game Of Inches” The most inspirational speech in all sports movies is performed by Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday. Coach Tony D'Amato (Pacino) gives a speech that is motivational, heartfelt, relatable, and poetic all at once, proclaiming that life itself is a game of inches that must be earned, just like football.
- Miracle - “Great Moments Are Born From Great Opportunity” In Miracle, Coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) delivers one of the best pre-game speeches of all time.
- Rocky Balboa - “It’s Not About How Hard You Hit” Another beautifully constructed speech that applies to life outside the ring can be found is 2006's Rocky Balboa.
- Coach Carter - “Our Deepest Fear” One of the most motivational speeches in sports films is surprisingly not delivered by a coach but a player. In Coach Carter, point guard Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez) stands up and recites a poetic monologue that demonstrates the life lessons Coach Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) had taught him during their basketball season.
From inspirational speeches to hilarious one-liners, these quotes have become part of our cultural lexicon. Let's dive into some of the most memorable football movie quotes and explore what makes them so special. The Classic Inspiration: 'Remember the Titans' One of the most beloved football movies of all time is 'Remember the Titans.'
- 'D2: The Mighty Ducks, "Ducks Fly Together"
- 'Remember The Titans' (2000), "You Blitz All Night"
- 'Coach Carter' (2005), "Our Deepest Fear"
- 'Field of Dreams' (1989), "People Will Come"
- A League of Their Own (1992), "There's No Crying in Baseball"
- 'Hoosiers' (1986), "I Don't Care What The Scoreboard Says"
- 'Rocky Balboa' (2006), "It Ain't About How Hard You Can Hit"
- 'Friday Night Lights' (2004), "Being Perfect"
- 'Any Given Sunday' (1999), "Life Is A Game of Inches"
- 'Miracle' (2004), "Great Moments Come from Great opportunity."
Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) returns to Minnesota after a career ending injury with a chance to coach a United States team at the Junior Goodwill Games. He collects most of his previous Mighty Ducks squad, with a couple new additions. Bombay is not the same coach, frustrated with his own life, he runs the kids into the ground, and it effects thei...
When the newly integrated Titans reach the State Semi-Finals, Coach Yoast (Will Patton), the former Head Coach, is told by the school board he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame once the Titans finally lose. This will also get Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) fired. When the game starts, the refs are calling everything against the Titans, prompt...
The only speech of these movies that has the player getting everyone else emotional. After Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez) is dismissed from the team and then reinstated, the team locks themselves in the gym with desks to prove to their coach that they can achieve the required grades to play. Cruz drops an absolute gem of wisdom here, in an emotional spe...
After finally building the field, and having all these legendary baseball players, Ray (Kevin Costner) is pressured to sell his farm and the field, or the bank will foreclose him. His daughter Karin (Gaby Hoffmann) and Terence Mann (James Earl Jones) insist that people will come to watch. Mann tells Ray that they'll be enthralled with recapturing t...
This isn't a very nice exchange, but it absolutely belongs on here. Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), the broken alcoholic manager of the Peaches, really gets after Evelyn (Bitty Schram) when she makes a mistake on the field that gives the opponent the lead. After he berates Evelyn, she starts to cry, which causes a mix of disgust and confusion in Dugan, pr...
Coach Dale's (Gene Hackman) pregame speech to the Hickory Huskers may be a bit cheesy, but it inspires young athletes to play for pride and as a team to this day. No matter how big and scary the opponent is or however long the odds are, you play for the person next to you. It is a true movie moment that can resonate in real life all these years lat...
Retired from boxing, in his 50s and now a widow, Philadelphia legend Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) enjoys managing his Italian restaurant named after his late wife, Adrian. However, a new Heavyweight champ, Mason "The Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver) is criticized for having not beat a true contender. When ESPN runs a simulation of Dixon and Rocky ...
At halftime of the Texas State Championship for the Permian Panthers, Coach Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) redefines how he views perfection to his team. For the entire movie, this Texas high school football team has been tasked with the weight of their entire community on their shoulders, expecting perfection. Here, Gaines lets these kids know that t...
Another football speech, this time for the underrated film Any Given Sunday. Coach D'Amato (Pacino) tells his team about his failures, and tells them they're in hell - but it's up to them together to drag themselves up and out. Comparing life's ups and downs to football, with inches of difference all around them that can decide an outcome. Fighting...
The 1980 Olympics Gold Medal game between the USA and USSR lives on today as probably the greatest upset in sports history. Amateur USA players against professional Hockey players on Russia's side. Coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) gives the greatest sports movie speech of all-time, pre-game to the Gold Medal match. He tells his players they were bo...
- “Inch by Inch”—Any Given Sunday. “I know if I am going to have any life anymore it is because, I am still willing to fight, and die for that inch because that is what living is.
- “Great Moments are Born from Great Opportunity”—Miracle. “One game. If we played ‘em 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight.” Even if you haven’t seen the movie, this movie gave us the classic, inspirational speech to have ever graced film.
- “I Don’t Care What the Scoreboard Says”—Hoosiers. “Forget about the crowds, the size of the school, their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here.”
- “Perfect”—Friday Night Lights. “To me, being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship to yourself and your family and your friends.”
5 days ago · The greatest sports movie quotes stick with you forever. From dramatic speeches to the funny one-liners, we break down the all-time classics. Sports films are known for two things: dramatic underdog stories and epic speeches.
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Oct 16, 2023 · If there’s something that sports movies always get right, it's an inspirational quote or speech. Most of those stories are about an underdog athlete or team, and a great, inspiring, halftime...
