I had not been born yet when Sylvester Stallone created and unveiled the character that would ultimately define his career--Rocky. Over the course of several years, Rocky lived on through sequals; eventually fading out with the fifth--and in my opinion the worst--installment. Almost an entire decade would know nothing of Rocky, learning about him only through video rentals and movie marathons on television.
Growing up in the 1980's, I was introduced to the Rocky films at an early age. Afterall, Rocky III, IV and V were released during the 80's. I may have worked my way backwards though--starting with Rocky's cold-war battle with Drago the Russian ("if he dies, he dies!") and ending with the first movie ("yo Adrian...I did it!). No matter, I fell in love with those movies, but more importantly the character of Rocky.
