For those who know me well enough, know that I’m prone to hero worship, so I present to you my latest hero; Sylvester Stallone.
Before some of you jump to conclusions thinking that maybe I want to pick up boxing or workout a mean body then here is your answer, No. But here is why his life story is so inspiring.
To begin with, the man has a paralysed face, due to complications with his mother during his birth. Imagine the determination the man had, to make it as an actor despite not being able to talk properly. His first starring role was a soft porn movie, and although I can’t say for certain, but Sylvester claims he was paid $200 to do 2 days work.
A few movies later, the old porn movie star who could barely speak wrote “Rocky”, and refused to sell the script for the reason being he wanted to play the lead part. With a Million Dollar budget (which is peanuts for a movie of that magnitude, in the long run) Rocky today has made over 255 Million Dollars, followed by:-
5 more Rocky movies, 4 Rambo’s, and the birth, of one of the Greatest Action Heroes you will ever see, and he isn’t quite finished yet.
