{"id":43012,"date":"2026-10-04T17:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43012"},"modified":"2026-10-04T17:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:21:45","slug":"the-steps-a-memoir-by-sylvester-stallone-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43012","title":{"rendered":"THE STEPS: A MEMOIR by Sylvester Stallone \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE STEPS: A MEMOIR<\/a> by Sylvester Stallone<\/strong><\/p>\n

First sentence\u2026<\/p>\n

On a dirt road leading to the sea, deep in the Pyrenees Mountains, I saw a sign.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most everyone thinks they know Sylvester Stallone’s story.\u00a0 He’s that famous.<\/p>\n

The child raised by dysfunctional divorced parents.\u00a0 The student expelled from twelve schools.\u00a0 The young man who wanted to be an actor, but was rejected time and time again.\u00a0 So incredibly determined to get just one shot that he turned to writing… and struck gold with a screenplay.\u00a0 He created a story that producers wanted so much that they were willing to pay a small fortune for him NOT to star in it.\u00a0 But Sylvester Stallone stuck to his guns.\u00a0 He got his shot for less money, but a percentage of the profits.\u00a0 Rocky<\/em> was made and the rest is history.<\/p>\n

Yeah, most everyone thinks they know Sylvester Stallone’s story.\u00a0 And they do, if you’re just talking broadstrokes.\u00a0 The amazing thing is that what we know just scratches the surface.<\/p>\n

Until now.<\/p>\n

Sly Stallone’s memoir THE STEPS is an unvarnished look at his life.\u00a0 He takes us from his difficult birth in a charity ward (which left him with a partially paralyzed face due to an accident with forceps) to his international stardom thanks to Rocky<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0Most Stallone fans know it wasn’t an easy journey.\u00a0 It wasn’t.\u00a0 But even his most ardent fans will be surprised by Stallone’s candor and the things we didn’t know.<\/p>\n

THE STEPS is an easy read, even when the situations are tough.\u00a0 Stallone’s writing style makes you feel as if Sly is sitting with you telling you stories of his life. (And if you get the audible version, he will be!)\u00a0 Sly’s sense of humor comes through.\u00a0 So does his determination.\u00a0 Although THE STEPS isn’t a self-help book, there are lessons that Sly learned that can be adapted to one’s daily life.<\/p>\n

I’ve been a Sly Stallone fan, and followed his career since Lords of Flatbush<\/em>. Yet there’s so much in THE STEPS I didn’t know.\u00a0 And even the things I did know, Sly discusses in greater depth.\u00a0 THE MEMOIR is everything Sylvester Stallone \/ Rocky fans could want.<\/p>\n

Hopefully Sly enjoyed the process of writing THE STEPS enough for him to take the story farther.\u00a0 Who wouldn’t love to get Sly’s thoughts and behind-the-scenes stories on each project in his career?<\/p>\n

THE STEPS by Sylvester Stallone gets my highest recommendation.<\/p>\n

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