Sylvester Stallone confessa: "Ho venduto il mio cane per poter mangiare"

I absolutely love pictures like this. When I was 26, totally broke, going nowhere VERY fast, owned two pair of pants that barely fit, shoes that had holes in them and dreams of being successful were as far away as the sun… But I had my dog, BUTKUS, my best friend, my confidant, Who always laughed at my jokes, and put up with my moods, and was the one living thing that loved me for who I was! #man's best friend#BullMastiff #Loyalty #NewYorkCity#AmericanDreams

Un post condiviso da Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) in data: 30 Mar 2017 alle ore 09:21 PDT

Sylvester Stallone prima di diventare famoso era un giovane squattrinato, viveva a New York con il suo cane Butkus. E, durante un momento di grande difficoltà economica, nel 1971, l'attore dovette vendere il suo amico a quattro zampe per riuscire a comprarsi da mangiare.

Qualche giorno fa, Stallone ha voluto raccontare su Instagram l'emozionante storia, pubblicando una foto insieme al suo cagnolino, spiegando: "Sono stato costretto a dare via Butkus in cambio di 40 dollari. Sono riuscito a ricomprarlo solo qualche anno dopo, grazie al successo di Rocky, per ben 15mila dollari ma valeva ogni singolo penny".

I absolutely love pictures like this. When I was 26, totally broke, going nowhere VERY fast, owned two pair of pants that barely fit, shoes that had holes in them and dreams of being successful were as far away as the sun… But I had my dog, BUTKUS, my best friend, my confidant, Who always laughed at my jokes, and put up with my moods, and was the one living thing that loved me for who I was! #man's best friend#BullMastiff #Loyalty #NewYorkCity#AmericanDreams

Un post condiviso da Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) in data: 30 Mar 2017 alle ore 09:21 PDT