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No easy way out

by Tyler Palko | Posted on August 30th, 2017

My all-time favorite movie series as a kid was Rocky. As is the case with all movie series, I had a favorite movie in the series. A “favorite” of my favorite, if you will. That movie was Rocky IV. Now, don’t get me wrong, the whole series was mesmerizing, but there is something about the storyline of Rocky IV that makes it so epic. I mean, Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa avenging the death of his best friend, Apollo, in an exhibition match with Ivan Drago, the guy who killed him! From the music, to the intense training scenes, to the landscape of Siberia, to the final bell! I get chills just thinking about it! If that movie didn’t get you fired up when you were a kid, I don’t know if you had a pulse!

I digress.

While the movie in its entirety is pure genius, the scene with the song, “No Easy Way Out” is one that is engrained in my mind. If you’re not familiar with this scene or just want to relive it, you can check it out here.

“There’s no easy way out.
There’s no shortcut home.”

As an athlete at a young age, whether practicing or competing, these words were a constant reminder that getting where I wanted to go – achieving my goals and reaching my dreams — wasn’t going to be easy. There was going to be struggle. There was going to be heartache. There was going to be pain. But it all would be worth it in the end.

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