Al Pacino "Inches" Speech, Any Given Sunday (1999)

Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) delivers his inspirational "Inches" speech in the 1999 film Any Given Sunday.

Music: Paul Kelly - Peace (from the album 'Soundings in Film')

"I dont know what to say, really. Three minutes to the biggest battle of our professional lives. All comes down to today, and either, we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play. Until we're finished.

We're in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. And, we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time.

Now I can't do it for ya, I'm too old. I look around, I see these young faces and I think, I mean, I've made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I've pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who's ever loved me. And lately, I can't even stand the face I see in the mirror.

You know, when you get old, in life, things get taken from you. I mean, that's... that's... that's a part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losin' stuff. You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite catch it.

The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch.

Because we know when add up all those inches, that's gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! I'll tell you this, in any fight it's the guy whose willing to die whose gonna win that inch. And I know, if I'm gonna have any life anymore it's because I'm still willing to fight and die for that inch, because that's what living is, the six inches in front of your face.

Now I can't make you do it. You've got to look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think ya going to see a guy who will go that inch with you. Your gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team, because he knows when it comes down to it your gonna do the same for him.

That's a team, gentlemen, and either, we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals. That's football guys, that's all it is. Now, what are you gonna do?"

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• Al Pacino
• Tony D'Amato
• Any Given Sunday
• Inches
• Inspirational
• Speech
• Inspiration
• Motivation
• Football
• Team
• Game
• Inch by Inch

[turQua68]

BEST. SPEECH. EVER.

[akraised87]

HD finally :) !

[Zaeffer]

six inches in front of your face? bit of a slip there...

[markharley99]

I've watched this about a billion times and I wanna watch it 10 times more. THE Greatest sports speech in any movie ever made by arguably one of the greatest actors of all time. I've got chills.....

[akraised87]

@nafe19 um...don't need the quote the video when it is ^

[nafe19]

‎'You find out that life is just a game of inches.' Al Pacino

'And I know

if I am going to have any life anymore

it is because, I am still willing to fight, and die for that inch

because that is what LIVING is.

The six inches in front of your face.'

[nafe19]

truly inspirational !!

[ohsins]

me and my tteam listen to this before every game every single year #inspiration

[hongkongsloth]

@hongkongsloth oh my god hahaha...the speech just ended and the opposing team ran back the kick off hahahaha...changing it now

[hongkongsloth]

I had no idea what i was watching. I saw al pacino dressed up like either a drunk bum on the street or a terrible used car salesmen...then the camera cuts to the guy from "the jamie foxx show". i cant remember his name for the life of me.

had to look up the speech he was giving to find out just what terrible movie this was.

[x103387x]

50 likes now, thanks for the HD upload! It matters!