

Losing his wife, Adrian, previously portrayed by Talia Shire, to cancer, Rocky names his establishment after her and tells stories of his glory days to customers. After taking on the likes of Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago and Tommy ‘The Machine’ Gunn, Rocky is now a widowed restaurateur. Sylvester Stallone returns as the fighting Philadelphian and former two-time heavyweight champion of the world, Rocky Balboa. The Italian Stallion is back and better than ever. You’re better than that!” Rocky says to his son in “Rocky Balboa.” But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. But it ain’t how hard you hit it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.

It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. “Let me tell you something you already know.
