Charley Malloy: Look kid, I - how much you weigh son? When you weighed 168 pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Michael Jordan, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast.
Steph: It wasn’t him Charley, it was you. Remember the night in the Toyota Center, you came to my dressing room and said, “Kid, this ain’t your night. We’re going for the price on the Rockets.” You remember that? “This ain’t your night?” My night! I could have taken the Rockets apart! So what happens? The Rockets get the title shot and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville. You was my brother Charlie, you should have taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn’t have to take them dives for the short-end money.
Charley: Oh, I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.
Steph: You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I could have been a contender. I could have had been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. Let’s face it, it was you Charley.
Steph: It wasn’t him Charley, it was you. Remember the night in the Toyota Center, you came to my dressing room and said, “Kid, this ain’t your night. We’re going for the price on the Rockets.” You remember that? “This ain’t your night?” My night! I could have taken the Rockets apart! So what happens? The Rockets get the title shot and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville. You was my brother Charlie, you should have taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn’t have to take them dives for the short-end money.
Charley: Oh, I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.
Steph: You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I could have been a contender. I could have had been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. Let’s face it, it was you Charley.
