
Sylvester Stallone, 80, publishes his memoir The Steps in the United States, discussing his career, the importance of steps in life and Rocky's iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art steps scene, while being omnipresent in American media.
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Sylvester Stallone is known for his role as Rocky Balboa, notably associated with the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. His memoirs have just been released in the United States.
In the United States, the book is called The Steps. Title with double meaning claimed. “Everything in life happened in stages,” Sylvester Stallone confides to Le Figaro. We move forward step by step and gradually become accomplished human beings. » The “steps” are also the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, engraved in the collective imagination by a scene from Rocky. The boxer climbs them tirelessly, day after day, during his training. They will lead Balboa into the ring and Stallone to glory.
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