You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.But it ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward.That's how winning is done!" Rocky ended by expressing his love for his son, and urging him to believe in himself to begin truly living.Frustrated and angry, he considered himself grown-up, although she cautioned: "Don't try to grow up too fast.The film, similar in many ways oHigh Noon (1952), even concludes with the inevitable Western-style final showdown.She quipped about it being a romantic comedy, and he half-joked: "Just because it's a love story doesn't mean you can't have a decapitation or two.The American gothic, Biblical tale of greed, innocence, seduction, sin and corruption was adapted for the screen by famed writer-author James Agee (and Laughton, but without screen credit).