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That is what “Jay”, a friend of mine in college once described the Rambo series as. Specifically part II where he took a fancy to the chick in the movie (I believe).

Anyway, he was right.

And sounds like the story of my life too in many ways, hehe.

Anyway, in the movie they see Rambo in a mopey-reminscient-thoughtful kinda mode while on the way to a bloody battle in ‘Nam, and of course the gal finds a reason to come sit by his side, make small talk, and such.

(all more professionally done and shown back then, of course, than in the ham fisted movies these days!Sly is a true professional – you gotta give him that – not to mention DEDICATED – see the hours he spent choreographing for the Rocky fight scenes for one! True embodiment of the “practice makes perfect” mantra if there ever was one, and a testament to GRIT and not giving up even in the direst of circumstances)

(All that and more in his recent 30 minute blurb on Rocky, and while the “length” idiots like a certain “James” out there who complained that “Shoulders like Boulders!” was too short, and hence didn’t warrant the price tag will complain about the short running time, I gotta say it one more time – it is the value of INFORMATION that counts, not the “length” of the book in which it’s written, or the movie in which it’s delivered!)_.

That bit will fly over most heads, but so be it.

Now anyway, he asks the girl, who is killed later what the greenish amulet around her neck is for (looks Indian to be honest).

Luck, she replies, andasks him what brings HIM luck.

He pulls out that mean knife which seems to get longer with each installment of Rambo, much like the hero himself getting longer in the tooth, but as deadly as ever!

I guess this, says Sly.

In Rambo III, replace the girl with a young chatty lad in Afghanistan, and he wants the amulet (after trying to hog the even longer knife, hehe).

“You want everything”, says Rambo. (boy asks what its for).

Luck, says Rambo.

What is luck, asks the boy.

Luck is, uh…. Goes Rambo, before the dude next to him translates it as something like “God gives”. Or something like that, I don’t know. My Pashtun is not up to the mark!

But I don’t blame ole John for not being able to explain.

First, and most obvious, the language barrier, but second and more importantly?

We all make our own luck, Sly more so than a lot …

And even he while filming must have remembered all the “hard luck” he’d been through to get to where he is TODAY.

Every time I hear the words “but you’re lucky” – either with regard to fitness or life, it irritates and makes me laugh in equal measures. These days more of the latter.

People don’t get it, my friend.

Like a great customer of mine said, everyone wants the results, but precious few are willing to put in the hard yards needed.

Fitness wise and life wise, I made my own damn luck bro.

And other than the basics (i.e. food to eat and such, which I admittedly have always had, but so have YOU) there is no other special luck or circumstance that has ever favored me. The opposite, if anything!.

If these people would replace the word “luck” with “gratitude” I’d be in FULL and utter agreement.

I’m grateful for a ton of things.

Including the ability to make my own luck, and my own results manifest in a manner I want them to.

But luck?

Anyone that pulls the luck card in such things and moans and groans about it is a loser that might as well NOT get my products, or anyone else’s because it won’t help.

You gotta fix your attitude first, friend.

And you gotta realize that the more you make (or try to) your own luck, the luckier you’ll get – eventually.

Until then – keep doing the thing.

And like Sly himself said recently.

“Thats why I keep telling people, you gotta keep buying that lottery ticket. You gotta keep doing it.Because, you know. You just never know. You just never know!”

I think coming from a man like that, those words must be believed eh.

I’d say YES!

Ok, all for now. Remember to pick up the 0 Excuses Fitness System here – truly the best EVER in fitness.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

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