The Story of Rocky

I always loved Rocky movies; I own them all and I still watch them from time to time (last viewing was with my 4 months old boy). When I heard that they are making a Rocky 6 I thought “please leave him alone”, but when I watched the trailer and heard the music from “going to fly” I was so pumped up and just wanted to see the movie now. With Rocky as the case with star wars, it is not just a movie, it is a lot more. For me, rocky represents the underdog in all of us, it’s a fight between a spirits and the odds. No matter what the challenge is.

There is a new book out called “Running in Rocky's Famous Footsteps” it talks about people making the trip just to ran up the museum steps and rise their arms in victory just like Rocky. It made me wonder, what does it mean to all of these people? Why do I have the same desire to do the same?

I thought about it and I reached a conclusion, standing on top of those stairs and rising my arms can mean one thing, a sense of achievement, regardless what it is, traveling, losing weight, gaining weight, graduate, start a business, building a house, having a baby, buying a car… what ever you fancy, in the end, it is you against you (as the song “burning hearts” says). And when we conquer what we setout to do, we all want to stand on top of those steps and scream “YO ADRIAN …. I DID IT”

The Man