The Steps

這是一部由奧斯卡得主、傳奇指標人物席維斯·史特龍所著，兼具真實粗礪、振奮人心且令人心碎的自傳，講述他不可思議的巨星之路，以及影史上最偉大的弱者奮鬥故事是如何被創造出來的。

自從席維斯·史特龍跑上費城藝術博物館的階梯至今的五十年間，他和那些階梯已經成為韌性與決心的象徵，並激勵了全球數百萬人去追逐他們的夢想。在《階梯》（The Steps，暫譯）一書中，史特龍娓娓道來他是如何追求自己的夢想。這部作品凝聚了數十年的反思，史特龍分享了他的出身——一場艱難的出生、一段更加艱辛的童年，以及在學校裡飽受誤解的多年掙扎——並解釋了成功人生的真實故事，是如何透過面對、擁抱並最終克服挑戰而建立起來的。它存在於我們願意前行的距離中，也存在於我們從現狀邁向理想彼岸所必須踏出的步伐中。

故事的敘事框架設定在他 1969 年抵達紐約市，至 1977 年《洛基》在奧斯卡金像獎大獲全勝之間，史特龍編織出一幅關於掙扎、溫飽求生以及最終贏得成功的生動且具推進力的畫卷。他同時寫到了自己的早年岁月與後來的晚年生活，以及那份不僅催生了《洛基》、更成就了一個充滿諸多經典角色之職業生涯的堅持、創造力與韌性。《階梯》見證了史特龍非凡的一生，也是一場關於遠見、意志力與刻苦努力之重要性的深刻冥想。

A gritty, inspiring, heart-wrenching memoir by the Academy Award-winning legend and icon Sylvester Stallone, about his unlikely path to stardom and the creation of the greatest underdog story ever told. 

In the fifty years since Sylvester Stallone ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, he and those steps have become symbols of resilience and determination, and have inspired millions from all over the world to pursue their dreams. In The Steps, Stallone recounts how he pursued his own dreams. A culmination of decades of reflection, Stallone shares where he came from—a difficult birth, an even more difficult childhood, years of struggle in school being misunderstood—and he explains how the real story of a successful life is built by facing, embracing, and ultimately overcoming our challenges. It’s found in the distances we are willing to go and the steps we must take to get from where we are to where we want to go. 

In a narrative framed between his arrival in New York City in 1969 and the triumph of Rocky at the 1977 Academy Awards, Stallone weaves a vivid and propulsive portrait of struggle, subsistence, and ultimately success. He writes of his early days and later years, too, and the persistence, creativity, and resilience that led not only to the creation of Rocky but to a career filled with remarkably iconic roles. The Steps is a testament to Stallone’s extraordinary life and a profound meditation on the importance of vision and willpower and hard work.