Motivation from a Movie
Do you think that is it possible find motivation from a movie, and mostly in a character such as the one below?
Today I watched for the third time the movie “Rocky Balboa”.
In this movie, which was released in 2006, Rocky is 59 years old, and he has to face a number of problems due to his age, his family and a lack of stimulation.
He understood that boxing can still give something, after all, the challenges have one thousand faces, it’s up to us to choose whether or not to seize them.
It’s not easy to get back into boxing, Rocky is considered old, (as Silvester Stallone was when he agreed to take part in the movie).
Everyone is perplexed about the return of Rocky in the ring (including his son - with whom Rocky hasn’t had any feelings towards for many years, maybe from the death of Adriana).
It will be with his son, that in a touching scene, Rocky expresses a life lesson, stating: “…You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. 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 you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life. Don't forget to visit your mother”.



