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Like Zorro

December 17, 2009 by wroolie 3 Comments

One of my favourite movie quotes is from the movie Jerry Maguire.  It’s not my favourite movie (that’s Goodfellas, if you’re interested), but it’s up there. 

There’s a scene in the movie where Jerry (Tom Cruise)  and Rod Tidwell  (Cuba Gooding Jr.)  are sitting on an airplane while Jerry is getting drunk.  Jerry is wallowing in his misery and feeling sorry for himself and telling Rod that he can no longer help him because he (Jerry) is “cloaked in failure”.  Rod is frustrated with Jerry’s sudden lack of confidence:

Anybody else would have left you by now, but I’m sticking with you.  I said I would. And if I got to ride your ass like Zorro, you’re gonna show me the money.

I’ve seen the movie a few times, and that line always sticks with me.  There are times when everyone loses their nerve or their confidence drops.  Hopefully when that happens, someone close, usually out of frustration and being tired of hearing your self-loathing B.S., pushes you on.

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  1. Anonymous says

    January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am

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  2. Priyancka K Sharma says

    December 17, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    Im sure you know who that person in your life is!

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  3. Eric Wroolie says

    December 17, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    There's been a few actually. Lucky me. They always make me feel stupid at the time.

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