Inglês com o simple past: a história de Sylvester Stallone e o filme Rocky

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The man who wrote his own destiny

Sylvester Stallone was a poor man. He wanted to be an actor. But nobody gave him a chance. He lived in a small apartment. He even sold his dog to buy food.

One day, he watched a boxing match. It was Muhammad Ali against Chuck Wepner. The fight gave him an idea. He wrote a script in three days.

Many producers liked the script. But they did not want Sylvester as the main actor. They offered him money. He said no.

He wanted to be the main character. After many rejections, one studio said yes. They gave him one million dollars. It was a very low budget.

They made the film in only 28 days. The crew worked fast. They used real places in Philadelphia. The actors did not have many costumes. Some scenes used real people.

He called the film Rocky. And Sylvester Stallone became one of the most important actors in the world.

People loved the movie. Everybody watched it. It won three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. It made more than 225 million dollars. It had five sequels.

Stallone proved one thing. Persistence, talent, and heart can beat the odds.

Eye of the Tiger

The band Survivor was not famous. Stallone wanted the song "Another One Bites the Dust". But Queen said no.

So he called Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. They wrote "Eye of the Tiger" in three days. They matched the guitar to the punches in the film. They took the words "eye of the tiger" from a line in the movie.

The song was on the Billboard list for six weeks. It won Survivor a Grammy. It also got an Oscar nomination.