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"Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up."

— Sylvester Stallone

Every Champion Was Once A Contender

Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.

— Sylvester Stallone
champion determination perseverance

About this quote

A line Stallone wrote for the Rocky character and has also expressed in his own voice across various interviews. Stallone's personal story is the embodiment of this idea: he wrote the Rocky screenplay after being inspired by watching Muhammad Ali fight Chuck Wepner in 1975, and he refused to sell the script unless he could star in it — a demand many studios initially rejected.

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Interview

Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.
— Sylvester Stallone
I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.
— Sylvester Stallone
I stopped thinking the way other people think a long time ago. You gotta think like you think.
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