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This is one of the SADDEST stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is
Sylvester Stallone. One of the BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie
superstars. Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every
definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewelry and
sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at
the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His
lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any
stranger. He didn't have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25
only. He says he walked away crying.
Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and
Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script
for the famous movie, ROCKY. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He tried to
sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE
REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN
ACTOR, Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL
STAR.
They said he "Looked funny and talked funny". He left with his script. A few
weeks later, the studio offered him $250,000 for the script. He refused.
They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They wanted his movie, but
NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT MOVIE.
After a while, the studio agreed, gave him $35,000 for the script and let him
star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture, Best Directing
and Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards. He was even
nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into
the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!
And do you know the first thing he bought with the $35,000? THE DOG HE
SOLD. Yes, Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the
liquor store for 3 days waiting for the man he sold his dog to. And on the
3rd day, he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he
sold the dog and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone
offered him $100. The man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy
refused. Yes, he refused even $1000. And, Believe it or Not, Stallone had
to pay $15,000 for the same dog he sold at $25 only! And he finally got his
dog back!
And today, the same Stallone who slept in the streets and sold his dog
JUST BECAUSE he couldn't even feed it anymore, is one of the
GREATEST Movie Stars who ever walked the Earth!
Being broke is BAD. Really BAD. Have you ever had a dream? A wonderful
dream? But You are too broke to implement it? Too tiny to do it? Too small
to accomplish it?
Life is tough. Opportunities will pass you by, just because you are a
NOBODY. People will want your products but NOT YOU. Its a tough world.
If you ain't already famous or rich or "connected", you will find it rough.
Doors will be shut on you. People will steal your glory and crash your
hopes. You will push and push. And yet NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
And then your hopes will be crashed. You will be broke. Damn broke. You
will do odd jobs for survival. You will be unable to feed yourself. And yes,
you may end up sleeping in the streets. It happens. Yes, it does.
BUT NEVER LET THEM CRUSH THAT DREAM. Whatever happens to
You, Keep Dreaming. Even when they crush your hopes, Keep Dreaming.
Even when they turn you away, Keep Dreaming. Even when they shut you
down, Keep Dreaming.
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF!
People will judge you by HOW you look. And by WHAT you have. But Fight
on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE
UP!
Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs, ITS
OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, Your STORY IS NOT
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CdeSudeep Muneshwar Great person and actor. Loved his movies.
Wanna hear my story?
My trauma?
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Diptesh Das His inspirational speech from Rocky, life ain't about sunshine, life
ain't about how hard you hit it but how hard you get hit and stand back again
Still gives the chills
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Ishpreet Singh #Motivated enough
I am going to study for tomorrows test !!
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Shyam Mohan Sylvester Stallone is never funny looking! He has fire in
his eyes!
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Pooja Nair Soo much motivational story #respect..
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Deepak Semwal One of the most #inspiring stories, it reminds me that, "An
arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards, So, when life is dragging you
back with difficulties, it means that it's gonna launch you into something great.
So, just focus & keep aiming...
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Stephen Cherian Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't
all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how
tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if
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Shreshtha Makelkar Luck play a huge role in ur life
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Rajesh Kumar Singh A superstar will always be a superstar even if camera is
not rolling. Hats off!
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Rishi Rajpal and it was the same dog mastiff Butkus that featured in the
movie!
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Adirtha Borgohain Stallone even had to act in some adult films for a while to
make ends meet.
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Manvendra Singh Rathore This story bought me tears. Because I can feel
this. I'm going through the same situation. Not that I'm broke or something, but I
have a dream too but couldn't really achieved it yet. But I ain't giving up. Yes
people, DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T.
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Safallya Dhar Rocky quote" An underdog with burning ambition overcame all
obstacles". True inspiration
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Karishma Hastiyan Real inspiretion comes from inside, when you go trough
some tough situation... than you remembre the story of some person like him nd
got motivated...
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Vinay Thapliyal One thing what you missed is he read names of all the
people who said no to him along with their comments when he won his first
award !
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Anu Kaur Wow ! What an inspiration SALUTE TO ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO NEVER GIVE UP
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Neeraj Aryan behind evry successful person thre s some hidden pain.... some
are known to the world... some are not.. hatsoff
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Rajbir Singh Shienh See i said, Dogs are better than Woman. At least they
are loyal.
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Salman Ravji These idiots don't know he had starred in adult movies as well
before he came to the main screen for playing rocky balboa, false information.
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Vaishnav Stifler I always respected him as an actor.. Now i also respect him
as a real man who struggled to survive..
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Nishant Trivedi It ain't about how hard ur hit,its about how hard u can get hit n
keep moving forward,how much u can take n keep moving forward. .thats how
winners are made!!
trulyy inspiring !!
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Andy Auditor Try to Understand People before Trusting them. Because we
are living in such a world, Where Artificial Lemon flavor is used for "Welcome
Drink" and real lemon is used in "Finger Bowl...
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Seema Joshi Highly motivational and inspiring, Thanks for sharing.
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Preity Sarkar M so motivated after reading this, a grand salute to you sir
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Aviral Indwar It aint about how hard you hit, its about how hard you can hit
and keep moving forward. Its how much you can take and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done.
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Akshay Hudda kya likha h boss. Fan ho gya m to
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Ashish Jain He is the INSPIRATION !!!
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Tiyasha Roy Mayuresh Shahane: Same here. (/_\)
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SanDeep Jain Rucha Karmarkar
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Tiyasha Roy Mayuresh Shahane: Do read the whole thing.
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Deepanshu Choithani He also had paralysis..
Bt he gym so hard..that paralysis has gone..but if u see his face it is some where
has effect of that paralysis
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Ketaki Armarkar fully motivated... Superb
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Sravan Kumar Sahoo I m Alive and my story is not over
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Pathik Mistry Yeah i know I've read this one before Bhargav Mystry
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Akshitha Panduranga I've read that story before buddy
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Sajit Nair Great man donn become great in a single day.. they hav a long
story of pereseverance n unending passion for life. Sir Sylvestor Stallone ..
Respects !!
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Notty Arman Itna lamba kon padega bc Sonam Golden
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Ankita Gandhi Had the pleasure of meeting him in NY. He's an extremely
down to earth human being.
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