This is one of the SADDEST stories ever
told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvestar
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 jewellery 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, 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? Damn! I've been there
too many times! 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 please,
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 OVER. TRUST ME.
Keep up the fight. Keep your dreams and
hope alive. Go great. Like and share if
inspired. Lovely day people!
