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Sean Astin, Penn Badgley, Gary Cole, Sean Faris, and Nathan West in Forever Strong (2008)

Neal McDonough: Coach Richard Penning

Forever Strong

Neal McDonough credited as playing...

Coach Richard Penning

Quotes2

  • Coach Richard Penning: I give you the keys to the car and this is what I get.
  • Rick Penning: After what I've been through the last year, you really believe that I'd be messing with drugs and booze the day I get home?
  • Coach Richard Penning: Okay, there where drugs and beer all over you and the car.
  • Rick Penning: It was Lars and Marty. Test me. I haven't had a drink in a year.
  • Coach Richard Penning: Rick, do you have any idea how much potential you had.
  • Rick Penning: Lars set me up.
  • Coach Richard Penning: See, my future was stolen.
  • Rick Penning: [under his breath] You're not even listening.
  • Coach Richard Penning: An-an-an... you know, an-an-an-and, what are you doing? You just throwing it all away for, what - drugs, booze, some girls?
  • Rick Penning: So I guess what I said really doesn't make a difference.
  • Coach Richard Penning: Rick, it kills me to sit back and watch you throw everything away. I mean, when are you gonna dig deep and first-string the real Rick Penning
  • Rick Penning: You wanna talk about first-stringing a Penning? You won nationals in 1986! You were on the original Highland Rugby Team! You were a Highland Rugby Player.
  • Coach Richard Penning: I didn't win anything.
  • Rick Penning: You were on the team. You know what they taught.
  • Coach Richard Penning: I was on nothing.
  • Rick Penning: I saw your picture, Dad. You were on the team.
  • Coach Richard Penning: No, Gelwix made sure that I wasn't on that team by putting me somewhere that I shouldn't have been. I told him, but he insisted that I play a forward.
  • Rick Penning: He was doing what was best for you and the team.
  • Coach Richard Penning: No, no, Gelwix stole my life.
  • Rick Penning: Well, he's given me mine back. I play for Highland. I am benched for drugs and alcohol, suspended for lying. I don't do anything to embarrass myself, my team, or my family - not anymore. Highland Rugby. Kia Kaha. I'm done.
  • Coach Richard Penning: [after asking Rick to behave unethically] This is our year. We deserve that title.
  • Rick Penning: What do you mean "we?" My team is Highland.
  • Coach Richard Penning: Okay, you see, you don't get to choose. You will leave this house or not, if we say. You will drive that car or not, if we say. You will go to Colorado or not, if I say, and right now I say that you will be at practice with your Razorbacks tomorrow. Rick, sit down.
  • Rick Penning: Have me arrested.

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