Stallone at 80 reflects on ‘Rocky’ 50 years later: ‘I am a lucky dog’

Sylvester Stallone reflects on the 50th anniversary of the film Rocky, noting his gratitude for his career and the character's enduring legacy.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after Sylvester Stallone pulled off one of Hollywood’s all-time long shots with “Rocky,” the Oscar-winning star still identifies with the character who for many embodies the outsider proving all the naysayers wrong. But he no longer claims to be an underdog. “It would be so disingenuous to say you’re...
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