Yo, Don't I Got Some Rights?

The Commission :

This plenary session of the

Pennsylvania Athletic Commission

is convened in order to consider

the application of Rocky Balboa

for the issuance of a discretionary

professional boxing license

due to his ineligibility to be

licensed as a matter of right.

Mr. Balboa, you're welcome here.

Since you're representing yourself...

we invite you to make an opening

statement, if you'd like to.

Rocky :

No, I was just curious 

how I did, that's all.

The Commission :

Alright, well, The Medical

Advisory Board has informed us

that the battery of tests

to which you've been subjected —

you've passed these tests

with flying colors.

And we congratulate you for that.

……Thanks.

The Commission :

However, This Commission 

in good conscience,

cannot recommend you for A License;

and We therefore 

Deny your application.

…..Didn't I Do 

what you asked…?

The Commission :

Yes, you did.

So I should get 

A License, right?

The Commission :

Not exactly.

So why’d you give 

me all them tests

if you was never passing me?

The Commission :

We've gotta stand by

our decision here

and we have to 

Deny your request for

A License at this time.

(Rocky sadly stands, goes to leave The Room — )

(— turns to fight)

Yo, don't I got 

some Rights?

The Commission :

What Rights do you think

you're referring to?

Like in that official paper

they wrote down the street?

(condescending head-shake)

That's The Bill of Rights.

Bill of Rights — Don't it 

say something about 

going after what 

makes you happy?

No, that's "the pursuit of Happiness."

But what's your point?

My Point is, I'm 

pursuing something,

and nobody looks 

too happy about it.

The Commission :

But we're just 

looking out for 

your interests.

I appreciate that, but maybe you're

looking out for your interests more.

You shouldn't ask people to come here

and pay the freight on something.

They pay, it still ain't good enough.

You think that's right?

Maybe you're doing your job, but why

you gotta stop me from doing mine?

If you're willing to

go through all the

battling to get where

you want to get...

...who's got the right to stop you?

Maybe you got something you never

finished, something you wanna do.

Something you never said

to somebody, something!

And you're told no,

even after you pay your dues.

Who's got the right

to tell you that? Who? Nobody!

It's your right to listen to your gut.

It's nobody's right to say no...

...after you earn the right to be what

you wanna be or do what you wanna do!

The older I get, the more things

I gotta leave behind. That's Life.

The only thing I'm asking you guys

to leave on the table is what's right.