"It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."
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"It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." is preserved here as a credited line from Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa (2006), not as an anonymous standalone saying. The combination of drama and sport storytelling and Sylvester Stallone's performance is part of what gives the line its staying power, which is why this detail page keeps the movie, character, and actor together in the same context.
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