▁think ▁about ▁it . ▁▁ ▁Rock y ▁tells ▁his ▁mother ▁that ▁he ▁needs ▁a ▁suit ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁his ▁gradu ation . ▁He ▁is ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Gar ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁be er ▁from ▁the ▁re fr iger ator . ▁To ▁his ▁surprise , ▁Rock y ▁finds ▁a ▁suit ▁inside , ▁which ▁he ▁glad ly ▁thanks ▁everybody ▁for . ▁At ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁junior ▁high , ▁Rock y ▁takes ▁home ▁academic ▁achiev ement ▁pri zes ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁history , ▁and ▁science . ▁B iker ▁Do zer , ▁who ▁lov es ▁Rock y ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁thick ▁stam mer , ▁tells ▁Rock y ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁proud ▁of ▁Rock y ' s ▁achiev ements . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁visit ▁from ▁Rock y ' s ▁grand par ents , ▁where ▁Rock y ' s ▁grand father ▁continu ously ▁puts ▁R ust y ▁down , ▁they ▁take ▁Rock y ▁to ▁a ▁baseball ▁game . ▁They ▁return ▁to ▁find ▁R ust y ▁in ▁a ▁drug - indu ced ▁stup or . ▁After wards , ▁Rock y ▁feels ▁the ▁need ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁mother , ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁break ▁her ▁drug ▁habit , ▁and ▁accepts ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁the ▁coun sel or ' s ▁aid . ▁ ▁At ▁camp , ▁Rock y ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁D iana ▁Adams ▁( La ura ▁D ern ), ▁a ▁blind ▁girl ▁who ▁cannot ▁see ▁his ▁de formed ▁sk ull ▁and ▁is ▁ent ran ced ▁by ▁Rock y ' s ▁kind ness ▁and