Philadelphia celebrated this Sunday, December 3, when the famous actor Sylvester Stallone He met dozens of fans in front of the famous stairs from the movie that made him famous to celebrate the first ‘Rocky Day’.

Nearly 50 years after the release of “Rocky,” the City of Brotherly Love saluted the star and screenwriter to commemorate the boxing movie’s impact.

The most memorable part of the celebratory moment of the first holiday dedicated to him and his on-screen character was when a small fan recited Rocky’s touching speech.

The actor, now 77, compared his early struggles as an actor and writer to his character Rocky Balboa’s rise to success.

The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper collected some of the actor’s thoughts yesterday during an emotional moment he had with his fans: “Naivety is great. You have all these dreams and aspirations and you still haven’t become bitter when life hits you. I was very ambitious because there was no ‘plan B’. At that point, the only thing I had to turn to was my ass,” he told the crowd outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

“’Rocky’ was just the perfect storm. “It came at a time when politics was changing and people were looking for more positivity, and I fell into it,” said the actor, who recalled the difficult climb to the art museum, the iconic moment from the movie “Rocky,” where the Boxer runs up the stairs to the song “Gonna Fly Now” as part of a grueling exercise. (AND)