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Sylvester Stallone

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Quotes by Sylvester Stallone

"I got gaps; you got gaps; we fill each other’s gaps...Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people; you can set your watch by them. And that’s love, even if it doesn’t seem very exciting."

- Sylvester Stallone

Love

"I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades."

- Sylvester Stallone

Love

"See this guy here? That’s the toughest opponent you’re ever going to have to face."

- Sylvester Stallone

Self-awareness

"Winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."

- Sylvester Stallone

Self-awareness

"It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

- Sylvester Stallone

Courage

"No, maybe I can’t win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he’s got. But to beat me, he’s gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he’s gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me."

- Sylvester Stallone

Courage

"You’re gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you’ve ever dreamed. But when it’s over, I know you’ll be the one standing."

- Sylvester Stallone

Courage

"It Ain’t How Hard You Hit…It’s How Hard You Can Get Hit and Keep Moving Forward. It's About How Much You Can Take And Keep Moving Forward!"

- Sylvester Stallone

Courage

"I wanted to show I had balls at age 60. Just because society says I'm old, doesn't mean that I am. I'm pursuing happiness, even if it makes the people around me unhappy."

- Sylvester Stallone

Courage

"If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life."

- Sylvester Stallone

Motivation

""If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise, you start to flatline in your life.""

- Sylvester Stallone

Motivation

"If you make exercise your hobby instead of your enemy it becomes your friend; it’s the one thing that will never let you down. It will always be there for you and it will always make you better than you were before. Remember every time you go to the gym, every time you put the right supplement in your mouth, you’re better than you were ten minutes ago. […] The irony is most people know what to do, they just don’t do what they know."

- Sylvester Stallone

Motivation

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

- Sylvester Stallone

Motivation

"I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat."

- Sylvester Stallone

Motivation

"I am not the richest, smartest, or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going."

- Sylvester Stallone

Success

"Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure."

- Sylvester Stallone

Success

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it."

- Sylvester Stallone

Resilience

"Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward."

- Sylvester Stallone

Resilience

"But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life."

- Sylvester Stallone

Self-confidence

"I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."

- Sylvester Stallone

Belief in Self

"I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."

- Sylvester Stallone

Belief in Self

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you, no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life."

- Sylvester Stallone

Belief in Self

"Cause all I wanna do is go the distance."

- Sylvester Stallone

Aspirations

"Nobody owes nobody nothin'. You owe yourself."

- Sylvester Stallone

Responsibility

"If this is something you wanna do, and if this is something you gotta do, then you do it. Fighters fight."

- Sylvester Stallone

Ambition

"I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going."

- Sylvester Stallone

Persistence

"I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going, and going, and going!"

- Sylvester Stallone

Determination

"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

- Sylvester Stallone

Perseverance

"Going in one more round when you don't think you can, that's what makes all the difference in your life."

- Sylvester Stallone

Perseverance

"Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give… it’s about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward."

- Sylvester Stallone

Perseverance

"The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. 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. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you get hit; it’s about how hard you get hit, and keep moving forward."

- Sylvester Stallone

Perseverance

"Going one more round, when you don’t think you can, that’s what makes all the difference."

- Sylvester Stallone

Perseverance

""Going one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.""

- Sylvester Stallone

Perseverance

"You see, fear is a fighter’s best friend. You know, but it ain’t nothing to be ashamed of. See, fear keeps you sharp, it keeps you awake, you know, it makes you want to survive."

- Sylvester Stallone

Facing Fears

"I stopped thinking the way other people think a long time ago. You gotta think like you think."

- Sylvester Stallone

Independence

"We always have to be in the middle of the action ‘cause we’re the warriors. And without some challenge, without some damn war to fight then the warriors might as well be dead, Stallion. Now I’m asking you — as a friend — stand by my side this one last time."

- Sylvester Stallone

Bravery