This is a 15-minute inspirational video special by Sylvester Stallone himself about how his difficult upbringing and poor beginnings inspired the story of Rocky Balboa. Comparing his troubled life to Rocky's, he delves deep into how he handled poverty through blind optimism and refused to budge or sellout his dream under pressure of repeated lucrative offers. Obviously, Sylvester Stallone's steadfastness was key to the massive success of the Rocky Series. But more importantly, his casting of Rocky saved his life from what he described as certain death by suicide.