The Real Stallion.

Excess. I love the word. But more often we come across people using this expression in a negative sense. No surprise that we constantly come across verbal battering “Stop working so hard”. “Don’t tire yourself”. “So much exercise is not good for health”. Nevertheless, the strangest thing is that most winners are the ones who have done something in excess. Who have pushed themselves beyond limits. Who hung courageously on while others gave up.  One inspiring example is Sylvester Stallone. I know, I know…the first thing that comes to anyone’s mind when talking about him is his weakness - his slurred speech. Many have even ridiculed and made a mockery of his speaking style. But how many really know the truth behind?! Let me clear some air here. During Stallone’s birth, which was actually kind of complex, the doctor had to use forceps on his head to pull him out of his mother’s womb; the pressure exerted on the forceps severed a nerve, resulting in partial paralysis of his face. So, it’s neither his style nor his whim, but rather his deformity, which makes him speak the way he does. Yet, even with the drawback, he had the gumption to dream huge. Audacity to take on the biggest names in Hollywood. In fact, there was a time in his life; he slept on the streets as he couldn't afford an apartment. But persistence paid off in the end. Today, he sits pretty with many box-office hits, having given popular actors a run for their money. Even his latest release which sees him share screen presence with Arnold seems to be doing well.  But among all these things, you know what truly sets him apart from his contemporaries? His dogged determination to stay in shape. At sixty-seven, his body looks like a well-built 25-year old person. While most 60-year olds think that life has come to a dead-end and start preparing to face the inevitable, here’s a man who is pumping iron ensuring he stays fit and prim for probably the next forty years. You wouldn't believe he would live that long?! Well, you got to see this video where he’s doing some abs-crunching - your doubts will be laid to rest. For sure. Check this video out.