“I can't be defeated. I beat all men. Someday, I will beat a real champion. If he dies, he dies.”

Dolph Lundgren - Drago

“- John: We don't have to win medals to be champs.
- Dawn: We're friends, and when we need each other, the others will be there!
- John: Good friends are the real champs, Christy.”

Michael Fantini - John
Alyson Court - Dawn

“They don't understand that you're the same person when you're hitting or not. No. The only person you should play for is yourself.”

Wesley Snipes - Bobby Rayburn

“- Ford Frick: As I stand here this afternoon, it is impossible not to think of the Babe; not to feel his presence here even now. He was more than a ball player. He was everything that is special about this game. He was everything that is special about America.
- Mickey Mantle: I bet I got more pussy than he did.”

Donald Moffat - Ford Frick
Thomas Jane - Mickey Mantle

“That face is almost as ugly as yours, Rugs. He's too ugly to be champ!”

Billy Crystal - Joey Gongolong