They all want the Rock to raise the People's Eyebrow, they all want the Rock to drop the People's Elbow, layeth the smacketh down with the Rock Bottom, and they want to hear without a shadow of a doubt the most electrifying line in sports entertainment, period. And here it is... 'To BE the man, WHOOO, you've got to beat the man...' No, that's not it. That's not it, jabroni. This is it: 'OOOOhhhhh YEEEAAAahh DIG...' Ah, Dammit, that's not it either. This is it... 'Whatcha gonna do, when the TWENTY-FOUR INCH...' That's not it either. Here we go 'I am the best there is, the best there was....' No, no that's not it. That's damn sure as hell not it.(pause) This is it, The Most Electrifying line in Sports Entertainment, if ya SMELLLLLLLLALALALALALAOW what The Rock is cooking...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Rock attempts to recall his signature catchphrases but struggles to get them right.
- In plain terms
- He is trying to remember his famous lines.
- What can you take from it?
- Even experts struggle to recall exact phrasing under pressure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle forgetting?
- What defines a legacy line?
Another view
Forgetting lines can break the illusion of perfection.
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