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"When the Game Stands Tall" movie quotes tell the true story of the record-breaking De La Salle High School football team. Directed by Thomas Carter, the film was adapted into a screenplay by Scott Marshall Smith using a book of the same name by Neil Hayes. "When the Game Stands Tall" opened in theaters on August 22, 2014.
In "When the Game Stands Tall," head coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel) and assistant coach Terry Eidson (Michael Chiklis) have not only led their team of football players to a record-setting 151-consecutive wins and 12-consecutive California state championships, they've also made a difference in the lives of the players who they've coached.
But when the life of one beloved player T.K. Kelly (Stephan James) is lost to gun violence, the teammates are tested like never before. Add that tragedy to the stress that followed the end of their streak and the team, including star player Chris Ryan (Alexander Ludwig) and Ladouceur's wife, Bev (Laura Dern), and all are forced to find new strength in the face of adversity. It's then that Ladouceur's teachings of being a stellar human being first and quality football player second put everyone to the test.
The sports drama "When the Game Stands Tall" joins other great summer 2014 movies in theaters including "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," "If I Stay," "The Expendables 3," "Let's Be Cops," "Life After Beth," "Frank," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "The Hundred-Foot Journey "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Get On Up," "Hercules," "Lucy," "Magic in the Moonlight," "A Most Wanted Man," "Happy Christmas," "Planes: Fire & Rescue," "Sex Tape," "Wish I Was Here, "And So It Goes, and "Dawn of Planet of the Apes."
When the Game Stands Tall Movie Quotes,
12 Years, 151 Games in a Row
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "12 years, 151 games in a row, but we were never just about winning. We were built on families and our town coming together. But losing the streak tested us all. I got caught up in everything and let it nearly kill me. We got lost, caught up in the hype, the glory and the relentless pressure. That's not who we are. We need to stand back up and find our way again."
Coach Ladouceur reflects on his team's record-breaking streak and how it changed their focus. To truly be champions, they need to ignore the hype and get back to what made them successful in the first place.
Now Is Your Shot
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "If there's anything anyone wants to say, now is your shot."
Manny Gonzales: "We will never experience anything like this again in our lives."
Coach Ladouceur offers the players a chance to speak during a team meeting. One player, Manny, takes that opportunity to remind his teammates of the one-time opportunity that stands before them.
Face Your Fears
Chris Ryan: "Coach told us, 'face your fears.'"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Meet Buster Matthews, 360 pounds of pure aggression and you're going to face him the whole game."
…
Buster Matthews: "You know why they call me Buster?"
Chris Ryan: "Cause you're stupid enough to let them?"
Chris Ryan is given a challenge by Coach Ladouceur. He will be facing the heavyweight tough guy Buster Matthews in their next game. Chris does not shy away from the task.
Coach, I'm Alone
Cam Colvin: "Coach, I'm alone."
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Family isn't just blood relatives. You've got me and 60 brothers."
Having lost the person closest to him, Cam is distraught, and rightfully so. As Coach Ladouceur reminds him, he is far from alone with the team there as his family.
The Streak Was Never Our Goal
Reporter: "25 years coaching this team, favored to win your 12th consecutive championship, 150 wins, how'd you pull it off?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Winning a lot of games is doable, teaching kids there is more to life, that's hard."
Reporter: "Come on, Bob, you've turned this team into a winning machine. How long you think you can keep this streak alive?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "The streak was never our goal."
A reporter drills Coach Ladouceur about the unbelievable winning streak. But to Ladouceur, it was never about the streak, it was about teaching kids a solid lesson they could carry with them the rest of their lives.
College Offers
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "It sounds like all the other college offers."
Bev Ladouceur: "What, a nice house, kids going to college for free? What was I thinking?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Look, the players are hand-picked, self-motivated and smart, eyes fixed on their bright futures. They don't need what I do, Bev."
Bev Ladouceur: "They don't need a coach who knows the game inside and out? Who knows how to teach kids to be accountable, honorable men with self worth? Bob, you do it and I've watched you do it brilliantly since I was 23 years old."
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "I wouldn't be helping anyone."
Bev Ladouceur: "Shouldn't it be easier? Shouldn't you deserve that?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "I've seen the schedule for college coaches. Do you think it would be any easier, less grueling? No, Bev, it would not."
Bev Ladouceur: "You don't know! How do you know? I just want you happy and healthy and home every once in a while, just playing football with your own kids, going for a stupid walk for hot chocolate, you know, more than twice a decade."
Coach Bob Ladouceur and wife Bev talk about the job offers he has received from college football teams. While she is excited by the better lifestyle that a job like that would offer, Bob sees longer hours and fewer opportunities to help his students in the best way he knows how.
Don't Let a Game Define Who You Are
Terry Eidson: "Hey, we don't do that here. We don't do that. Reporters, friends, family, strangers, they're all going to ask the same thing. 'What happened?' This is a question that's going to follow you. 'How did you lose the streak?' And every time, you're going to answer the truth. 'Bellevue played better than us and we lost a high school football game.' That's football, but it's not you. Don't let a game define who you are. Let the way you live your lives do that."
Assistant coach Edison gives the boys some wise advice after a heart-breaking loss. He reminds them that this is just a game, that who they truly are will be defined by what they do off the field.
One Tradition That Has Defined This Program
Terry Eidson: "One tradition that has defined this program is the willingness of our players to share their emotions at the end of these meetings. This team hasn't done that. You guys are still carrying around the stigma of losing the streak. Forget that! Forget it! Talk to each other."
Chris Ryan: My old man's insane. I used to play as hard as I could cause I thought that would make him happy and then I'd be happy. I've become the moron. I don't play for him. I play for you."
Assistant coach Edison asks the players to process their emotions, something that they have been neglecting lately. Getting right with their thoughts off the field will make them clear-headed on the field to find success.
You've Got to Decide What You Want to Be
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "The effort you've put in during the offseason was commendable but it has not translated on the field. You've got to decide what you want to be."
Another tough season is ahead of the team and Coach Ladouceur offers his players a choice. They've put in the work to be successful, now they need to execute when it counts most.
What It's Like to Never Lose
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "People always ask me what it's like to never lose. Today I am lost."
As the team loses one of their members in an act of violence, Coach Ladouceur tries to offer some words during the funeral. Despite all their successes on the field, this loss off the field is the one that hurts the most.
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"When the Game Stands Tall" movie quotes tell the true story of the record-breaking De La Salle High School football team. Directed by Thomas Carter, the film was adapted into a screenplay by Scott Marshall Smith using a book of the same name by Neil Hayes. "When the Game Stands Tall" opened in theaters on August 22, 2014.
In "When the Game Stands Tall," head coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel) and assistant coach Terry Eidson (Michael Chiklis) have not only led their team of football players to a record-setting 151-consecutive wins and 12-consecutive California state championships, they've also made a difference in the lives of the players who they've coached.
But when the life of one beloved player T.K. Kelly (Stephan James) is lost to gun violence, the teammates are tested like never before. Add that tragedy to the stress that followed the end of their streak and the team, including star player Chris Ryan (Alexander Ludwig) and Ladouceur's wife, Bev (Laura Dern), and all are forced to find new strength in the face of adversity. It's then that Ladouceur's teachings of being a stellar human being first and quality football player second put everyone to the test.
The sports drama "When the Game Stands Tall" joins other great summer 2014 movies in theaters including "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," "If I Stay," "The Expendables 3," "Let's Be Cops," "Life After Beth," "Frank," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "The Hundred-Foot Journey "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Get On Up," "Hercules," "Lucy," "Magic in the Moonlight," "A Most Wanted Man," "Happy Christmas," "Planes: Fire & Rescue," "Sex Tape," "Wish I Was Here, "And So It Goes, and "Dawn of Planet of the Apes."
When the Game Stands Tall Movie Quotes,
12 Years, 151 Games in a Row
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "12 years, 151 games in a row, but we were never just about winning. We were built on families and our town coming together. But losing the streak tested us all. I got caught up in everything and let it nearly kill me. We got lost, caught up in the hype, the glory and the relentless pressure. That's not who we are. We need to stand back up and find our way again."
Coach Ladouceur reflects on his team's record-breaking streak and how it changed their focus. To truly be champions, they need to ignore the hype and get back to what made them successful in the first place.
Now Is Your Shot
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "If there's anything anyone wants to say, now is your shot."
Manny Gonzales: "We will never experience anything like this again in our lives."
Coach Ladouceur offers the players a chance to speak during a team meeting. One player, Manny, takes that opportunity to remind his teammates of the one-time opportunity that stands before them.
Face Your Fears
Chris Ryan: "Coach told us, 'face your fears.'"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Meet Buster Matthews, 360 pounds of pure aggression and you're going to face him the whole game."
…
Buster Matthews: "You know why they call me Buster?"
Chris Ryan: "Cause you're stupid enough to let them?"
Chris Ryan is given a challenge by Coach Ladouceur. He will be facing the heavyweight tough guy Buster Matthews in their next game. Chris does not shy away from the task.
Coach, I'm Alone
Cam Colvin: "Coach, I'm alone."
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Family isn't just blood relatives. You've got me and 60 brothers."
Having lost the person closest to him, Cam is distraught, and rightfully so. As Coach Ladouceur reminds him, he is far from alone with the team there as his family.
The Streak Was Never Our Goal
Reporter: "25 years coaching this team, favored to win your 12th consecutive championship, 150 wins, how'd you pull it off?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Winning a lot of games is doable, teaching kids there is more to life, that's hard."
Reporter: "Come on, Bob, you've turned this team into a winning machine. How long you think you can keep this streak alive?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "The streak was never our goal."
A reporter drills Coach Ladouceur about the unbelievable winning streak. But to Ladouceur, it was never about the streak, it was about teaching kids a solid lesson they could carry with them the rest of their lives.
College Offers
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "It sounds like all the other college offers."
Bev Ladouceur: "What, a nice house, kids going to college for free? What was I thinking?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "Look, the players are hand-picked, self-motivated and smart, eyes fixed on their bright futures. They don't need what I do, Bev."
Bev Ladouceur: "They don't need a coach who knows the game inside and out? Who knows how to teach kids to be accountable, honorable men with self worth? Bob, you do it and I've watched you do it brilliantly since I was 23 years old."
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "I wouldn't be helping anyone."
Bev Ladouceur: "Shouldn't it be easier? Shouldn't you deserve that?"
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "I've seen the schedule for college coaches. Do you think it would be any easier, less grueling? No, Bev, it would not."
Bev Ladouceur: "You don't know! How do you know? I just want you happy and healthy and home every once in a while, just playing football with your own kids, going for a stupid walk for hot chocolate, you know, more than twice a decade."
Coach Bob Ladouceur and wife Bev talk about the job offers he has received from college football teams. While she is excited by the better lifestyle that a job like that would offer, Bob sees longer hours and fewer opportunities to help his students in the best way he knows how.
Don't Let a Game Define Who You Are
Terry Eidson: "Hey, we don't do that here. We don't do that. Reporters, friends, family, strangers, they're all going to ask the same thing. 'What happened?' This is a question that's going to follow you. 'How did you lose the streak?' And every time, you're going to answer the truth. 'Bellevue played better than us and we lost a high school football game.' That's football, but it's not you. Don't let a game define who you are. Let the way you live your lives do that."
Assistant coach Edison gives the boys some wise advice after a heart-breaking loss. He reminds them that this is just a game, that who they truly are will be defined by what they do off the field.
One Tradition That Has Defined This Program
Terry Eidson: "One tradition that has defined this program is the willingness of our players to share their emotions at the end of these meetings. This team hasn't done that. You guys are still carrying around the stigma of losing the streak. Forget that! Forget it! Talk to each other."
Chris Ryan: My old man's insane. I used to play as hard as I could cause I thought that would make him happy and then I'd be happy. I've become the moron. I don't play for him. I play for you."
Assistant coach Edison asks the players to process their emotions, something that they have been neglecting lately. Getting right with their thoughts off the field will make them clear-headed on the field to find success.
You've Got to Decide What You Want to Be
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "The effort you've put in during the offseason was commendable but it has not translated on the field. You've got to decide what you want to be."
Another tough season is ahead of the team and Coach Ladouceur offers his players a choice. They've put in the work to be successful, now they need to execute when it counts most.
What It's Like to Never Lose
Coach Bob Ladouceur: "People always ask me what it's like to never lose. Today I am lost."
As the team loses one of their members in an act of violence, Coach Ladouceur tries to offer some words during the funeral. Despite all their successes on the field, this loss off the field is the one that hurts the most.