American Underdog: movie monologues to shadow
15 monologues from American Underdog. Original audio, one line at a time, with a pause to say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
- B29 lines
Over a million athletes play high school football every year in America.
the impossible dream voiceoverAmerican Underdog · 2021It piles up the odds against one dream, then names it impossible without quite giving up. - B113 lines
So, football was the most important thing my pops taught me before he...
Kurt's confessionAmerican Underdog · 2021He moves from a hard childhood to the ball in his hands, turning a simple answer into a reason to believe in himself. - B28 lines
When I was maybe 12, after church...
Brenda's Marine dreamAmerican Underdog · 2021She starts with a stranger's blessing and ends with a decision, letting hope harden into resolve. - B119 lines
I got this call from Brad
Brenda's testimonyAmerican Underdog · 2021She moves from a panic-filled phone call to a boy who keeps beating the odds, holding grief and pride together. - B15 lines
I'm just wondering why God would give me a dream that's probably never gonna come true.
Kurt's dream confessionAmerican Underdog · 2021It moves from a raw question about God to a simple plea for one chance, building in steps. - B26 lines
Accomplishing one thing or the other is not what's gonna make you worthy of her.
the father's adviceAmerican Underdog · 2021It moves from love to worth to character, each line calmer and firmer than the last. - B14 lines
Stop. Stop it.
The no-quitting speechAmerican Underdog · 2021Four quick lines escalate from a stop to an order, setting the rule that neither of them gets to quit. - B29 lines
Fifty yards long. Eight-yard end zones.
the indoor war pitchAmerican Underdog · 2021It builds the field into a gladiator arena, rule by brutal rule. - B14 lines
What are you doin' in that extra beat? Balancing your checkbook? Come on, man.
coach's sideline scoldingAmerican Underdog · 2021Four clipped orders in a row show a coach too impatient to explain twice. - B14 lines
First in 10 for Jim Foster's 0-1 team.
announcer's dry critiqueAmerican Underdog · 2021The booth stacks record, pressure and protection into one wry summary. - B114 lines
She should be here, Kurt.
An elder's quiet pleaAmerican Underdog · 2021She stacks small observations instead of arguments, and ends on one word that lands. - B113 lines
All my life, I've defined myself through sports.
Kurt's confession speechAmerican Underdog · 2021It walks from a life of scores to a single choice, and lands on her. - B212 lines
I burnt out. I'm not embarrassed to say it.
The comeback speechAmerican Underdog · 2021He turns his own lost years into the reason Kurt should stay. - B29 lines
Because this is my time, sir.
Kurt's case to startAmerican Underdog · 2021He builds from who he is to what the team will do, turning doubt into an offer. - B29 lines
Kurt, listen to me. You know why I was so hard on you?
the coach's belief speechAmerican Underdog · 2021It builds pressure, then reveals it as belief, landing like a clean hit.