Sylvester Stallone based the story of Rocky
on his own struggles to become an actor. He went through huge obstacle
to get to the top of Hollywood, but he never gave up. He pitched the
script for Rocky to producers more than 150 times before someone even
showed interest. During that time, he was so broke that he had to sleep
at the bus terminal and things got so bad that he even sold his dog for
$50. Finally, a producer offered to buy the script, didn’t want Stallone
to star in the movie. Stallone refused the $300,000 offer because he
believed he was the best fit for the role of Rocky Balboa. After many
more months of pressing, he was eventually allowed to star in his own
film. Rocky went on to earn $225 million at the box office. The rest is
history.
Rocky is arguably the most motivational character of all time. The Rocky Series are full of motivating quotes should inspire everyone to turn their dreams into reality.