The Champ Page #2

Listen to me.

I am not going to drink no more.

I'm not going to gamble no more. | You understand that?

You understand that, kid? | I am not going to gamble no more.

Sure, Champ.

Yeah, you think 'm telling the truth?

-Of course I do. | -Ofcourse you do. You're a good boy, T.J.

People think they know everything. | They don't know nothing.

They don't know nothing. | They weren't in there taking the punches.

What do they know?.

I just didn't give a damn, | I didn't caare anymore.

I didn't caare.

Good night, T.J.

Good night, Champ.

TV rights or the Champ doesn't fight.

The Champ's going to sign for $50,000, | not a nickel less.

-Where is Billy now? | -He's around here somewhere.

All I was....

Good morning, Freddie.

There's the Champ now. There he is.

-Anybody miss me? | -Yeah, Riley missed you.

Champ, where've you been? | I've been waiting for you.

I know, T.J. I had a bad night.

But 've been going crazy.

Ofcoourse you're going crazy. | You know why you're going crazy?.

Because it's hereditary. It's in your bloood. | You got a crazy father.

I'll tell you. | You know where was last night?

-Where? | -Oh, boy. Oh, boy.

I coouldn't sleep last night. You know why?.

Why?

Because I let my son down yesterday. | Spent all my money on Liquor.

-What else is new?. | -I don't know.

And on top of everything else, | worst of all...

..I stole $20 from my own son.

-Come on. | -It's okay, Champ.

My money's your money.

No, it's not okay. | What a terrible thing to do.

You know what I did with the money?

-What do you think? | -Go gambling.

That's right. I went gambling. | You know yourfathertoo well.

So, I go back to the crap table, of course.

And I lay the money down | on the crap table...

..and your old man is shooting the craps. | What do you think happens there?

I make seven straight passess, | Lettting it ride every time.

Seven straight passes. | Your old man was winning last night.

-Now, how much do you think he won? | -$100?

-More than that. How much? | -$200?

In this pocket, | how much do you think I won?

-$400? | -$6,400!

Yeah!

-$6,400! | -$6,400?

The Champ always comes through | in the end.

That's right! | You know what I did with the money?

-Hell, you blew it. | -No, I didn't blow it.

I got some presents for my friends. | I'm not kidding you.

Everybody, come over to the car. | I got presents for you all.

Come on, let's go! Come on. All right.

Watch this, T.J. | Let me see what we got here.

Hey, Billy, how about....

Who wants that? There you go. | Who wants this?

All right, wait a minute. What's going on? | Now, we got some candy.

Some more. Come on.

Everybody gets presents. | These are all forthe people here.

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