The magical meeting between Stallone and a Rocky fan child that went viral

In the promotion of Mundo Deportivo, the actor Sylvester Stallone flagged on December 3rd ‘Rocky’s day in the city of Philadelphia, in the United States. Stallone went Parkway Visitor Center for a special event celebrating his beloved boxing alter ego, Rocky Balboa. The actor inaugurated the new Rocky Showp of the visitor center after a ceremony that took place on the same day as the premiere of the first Rocky movie, in 1976.

“This day is incredible for me and for the people who have welcomed Rocky into their hearts. When I’m in Philadelphia and I walk up the stairs, it touches my soul like it did when I was a kid. It’s a very special place in a very special city… Believe me, there is no other place like this in the world,” commented Stallone before the event, who when ‘Rocky’ was released 47 years ago became an adoptee who is the son of Philadelphia .

One of the most emotional moments of Stallone’s meeting with his fans featured a 9-year-old boy named Ro Knightwho, to Stallone’s surprise, enthusiastically recited some of the made-up phrases from the movie ‘Rocky’: “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbow. and It doesn’t matter how tough you are,” at which point Stallone joined the ‘performance’.

“Hits will bring you to your knees and he’ll leave you there if you let him. It’s not me, or you, or anyone else who hits as hard as life; but it’s not about how hard you hit it’s about how many hits what you can do. take it and keep moving forward, “How much you can take and keep moving, that’s what winners do. And if you know what you want, get what you deserve.” The moment in which the boy and Stallone hug each other passionately and affectionately, in an image that went viral.