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Tagline: "The dreams of a nation rode on a longshot."

George: "Kinda small, isn't he?"
Red: "Gonna look a lot smaller in a second, Georgie."

George Woolf: "You want to know what I think?"
Charles Howard: "Of course."
George Woolf: "It's better to break a man's leg than his heart."

Tom: "Every horse is good for something."

Tom: "You don't throw a whole life away just because it's banged up a little."

Charles: "Red you can't do it, you'll be crippled for the rest of your life."
Red: "I was crippled for the rest of my life. I got better. He made me better. Hell, you made me better."

Charles: "Our horse is too small. Our jockey's too big. Our trainer's too old. And I'm too dumb to know the difference!"

Red: "That's who we're riding for, the folks with a quarter in their pocket."
Reporter: "Awful lot of hoopla for such a little horse."
Red: "Though he be but little, he is fierce." Reporter: "What's that?"
Red: "That's Shakespeare, boys. That's Shakespeare."

Charles:"Everybody loses a couple. And you either pack up and go home or you keep fighting!"

Red to Seabiscuit: "Don't stop boy! Don't ever stop!"

Red:"How far do you want me to take him?"
Tom: "Til he stops."

Charles: "Well I think we just gave him a chance. Sometimes all somebody needs is a good chance."

Red: "That horse is as much mine as he is yours!"

Tom Smith: "One more thing."
George Woolf: "What? Let him catch me on the backstretch? You know, you're not the only one who knows this horse.

Red: "I'm fine George. I don't need your help and I sure as shit don't need your charity. Leave me alone."

George: "You know, if you did more riding and less talking you might start winning some races."
Red: "I got two bucks says I beat you in this one."
George Woolf: "I'm not sure you do but I got five bucks says that you don't."

Red: "This isn't just any race. This is the Santa Anita. I had that race. I was there! "
Charles: "I know."

Red: "I lost?"
George: "No, you clobbered him."

Sam: "You sure that leg'll hold you?"
Red: "He's a 1200 pound horse, Sam. I'm an afterthought."
Sam: "No, I meant your leg."

Tick Tock: "$100,000? Makes me wanna walk on all fours and put a saddle on my back."

Riddle on the radio: "It wouldn't be fair to us. It wouldn't be fair to them either. You wouldn't put Jack Dempsey in the ring with a middle-weight would you?"
Red: "Middle-weight? I'll kill him! I'll knock his goddamn block off! He's chicken, that's what it is! I mean, middle-weight?"

Doctor: "If he breaks it again, it's possible he could never walk again."
Red: "He just said it's possible. Well, hell, anything's possible. We've proved that already."

Tom: "He just needs to learn how to be a horse again."

Charles: "Well, I just think this horse has a lot of heart"

Tom: "If you're gonna shot him anyway, I'll save you the bullet."

Tom: "He lied to us."
Charles: "What do you mean?"
Tom: "He's blind in one eye."
Charles: "You don't throw a whole life away just because it's banged up a little."

Tick-Tock: "I'll be you even money that this nag Seabiscuit couldn't even finish in six furlongs."

Charles: "See, sometimes when the little guy doesn't know he is a little guy, he can do great big things."

Red to Seabiscuit: "I know. I'm in a hurry too, Pops."

Red to Seabiscuit: "Let's see what you got, boy."

Red to George: "And this.. the most unkindest cut of all."

Red: "It's okay, Sam. Just gonna mow the lawn a little bit."
Sam: "Fine with me, Red."

Tick-Tock: "The Iceman cometh."

George to jockey on War Admiral: "So long, Charlie."

George to himself: "Sure hope you're right, Red. Here we go. Damn it, Johnny!"

George: "I wish it was you, Johnny."
Red: "Aw, come on, I'll be right there with you."

George: "Hey old man!"
Red: "What are you doing here?"
George: "Got another mount, just because I'm not riding him doesn't mean I'm gonna sit it out. Don't worry, I don't stand a chance. I'll see ya at the finish."

George to Red during race: "How you doing, Red?"
Red: "Georgie."
George: "You guys alright?"
Red to Biscuit: "There you go boy, there it is."
George: "Have a nice ride, Johnny."

Charles: "First, Red Pollard will remain Seabiscuit's jockey, now and forever."

Charles: "You are all here today because this is a horse that won't give up. Even when life beats him by a nose."

Red: "Jesus Christ.I wanna be a horse."
Tom: "You know you're almost big enough."
Red: "That's very funny."

Red about War Admiral: "Maybe he's the kinda horse that just looks good in a paddock."

Red: "Morning."
Tom: "Wha-what's this?"
Red: "Beer. From an admiring public. Pretty good too, more in there."
Tom: "Where's the horse?"
Red: "Signing autographs."
Tom: "What?"

Red about Admiral: "Eighteen hands? You need two guys to ride him."

Charles: "Just because we're little doesn't mean we're scared."

Charles: "Oh by the way, the horse doesn't know he's little. He thinks he's the biggest horse out there."

Charles: "The finish line is the future."

Marcela: "You don't think the "H" is too big?"
Charles: "Have you seen the size of our jockey?"

Marcela: "Well, at least he wasn't expensive."

Red to Biscuit: "You're amazing animal!"

Marcela about Biscuit: "Seems pretty fast."
Tom: "Yeah. In every direction."

TomL "Sometimes they just hanker for a little competition."