Does that grab your attention? 

When I first heard it, I was dumbfounded to say the least, the more I thought about it, I felt I could make a case for it. 

Being a white, red-blooded North American I grew up with this fictional character (Rocky) as one of my all time heroes.  It’s hard to believe a character could affect my psyche as much as he did.  I own and still watch all his movies.  His story, his will and his fighting spirit helped mould me into the individual I am today.  I got into martial arts because of my drive to be a fighter.  I do things right (or so I’d like to think) because icons like Rocky teach you how to be a good man.  He fought his way through poverty, his weak mental capacity and against all odds to become the champion.  He found the woman of his dreams, set up a life for his family and when in doubt, he fought it out.  He was a world beater, a fighter and an everyman.  From the time I was old enough to watch the movies, digest them and still to this day he is one of my heroes.  I don’t think I’m alone in this sentiment either.  Men, women and children are all drawn to the Rocky series.  How else would Stallone be able to make a profitable movie, based on a fictional character when the actor and character are both thirty years later and fifteen years past their prime?

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