Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Quotes in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: If karate used defend honor, defend life, karate mean something. If karate used defend plastic metal trophy, karate no mean nothing.

Daniel Larusso: [tentatively] Mr. Miyagi?

[holds up injured tree]

Daniel Larusso: [a crash of thunder strikes outside]

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [seeing this drops broom in sad shock but calmly takes the tree and starts fixing it]

Daniel Larusso: [worried sad] Will it be okay?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Depend if root's strong.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [Miyagi stares wistfully at a picture of him and Daniel together] Hope confusion end soon, Daniel-san. Miyagi heart empty without you.

Daniel Larusso: I know you don't believe in fighting, but tournament karate isn't exactly fighting.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Not exactly ping-pong, either.

Terry Silver: You think this is the end of it, old man? I'm gonna open Cobra Kai dojos all over this Valley. Hell, I might even teach for free! From now on, all that anyone will know about is Cobra Kai karate. John Kreese's karate. You won't even be a memory!

Daniel Larusso: Yes, he will. You won't.

[Kreese and Silver are laughing hysterically, as Daniel turns to Miyagi]

Daniel Larusso: NOW... will you train me?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai. Now Miyagi train you.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [Daniel is down on the mat at the All-Valley Karate Tournament, clutching his side... Miyagi rushes up] Daniel-san! Daniel-san!

Daniel Larusso: Mr. Miyagi, it's over! It's over! Forget about it!

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: No! NO!

Daniel Larusso: I'm afraid! Let's just get out of here! I just wanna go home!

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: No, get up! Get up! Must not! It's OK to lose to opponent. Must not lose to fear!

Daniel Larusso: Yeah, well, I'm afraid! I'm afraid of him, all right? What do you want me to do?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: HAI! You stay focused. Daniel-san, you best karate still inside you. Now time let out!

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Inside you same place you karate come from.

Daniel Larusso: My karate comes from you.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Ah. Only root karate come from Miyagi. Just like bonsai choose own way grow because root strong you choose own way do karate same reason.

Daniel Larusso: I do it your way.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai. One day you do own way.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [Terry's revenge plan is working and Miyagi is concerned about Daniel's change in personality] Daniel-san, why you doing this to yourself?

Daniel Larusso: Doing what?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: What you doing.

Daniel Larusso: Because Mr. Miyagi extreme situations require extreme measures. Okay?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Oh, Daniel-san, that not sound like you talking.

Daniel Larusso: Well, it is me talking, all right?

[opens door to his room and confronts Miyagi face to face]

Daniel Larusso: Look, I'm sorry if you don't like it but I've got problems, okay, and if you're not going to be part of the solution, just don't give me a hard time about it! All right? Okay, you got it?

[both are very hurt and upset]