This film is a perfect example of why The 80’s was the best decade EVER!Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino star in this coming-of-age underdog story about gentle yet ambitious 18-year-old Spokane, Washington high school senior (Modine) Louden Swain who sets two goals for himself in which nobody seems to be overly enthusiastic about supporting him with. First is to be the number one wrestler in the state of Washington, a feat his father outwardly expresses to be virtually impossible for him; and second to win the affections of a young drifter he has fallen head over heels for named Carla (Fiorentino).
You think I don't know you're quitting? You might have convinced yourself, and maybe even the rest of the team, but I know you're not even close to leaving everything out there. You're doing just enough to tell yourself it's ok to quit. If I had anyone else at your weight class, even if they couldn't beat you, I'd toss your ass out of here." I'm lying on the mat and as he was angrily walking away he took a stomped at my head but it was more of a glancing blow.
That day I realized we can convincingly lie to ourselves and we'll believe it if we want. We'll believe that we're doing everything we can but are just victims of bad luck, circumstances, someone better, whatever. But, there are others who see and know the truth and you aren't kidding them for a second. If that happened today he'd likely lose his job. That's too bad. Some of us need our heads stomped on.
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