In the Eye of the Tiger
2026 Companion Edition
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THE BOOKS & THE UNTOLD STORY OF GERALD CHUAHWHAT IS YOUR
WHAT IS YOUR
ROCKY STORY?
For most of my life, I told other people’s stories. This is my own. What is your Rocky story?
Mine began on a dormitory wall in 1988. I met Stallone in Singapore on 22 January 1997. Ten years to the day later, his mother launched my book in Kuala Lumpur. Now, at sixty, I’m asking you: what dream would you begin again?
You don’t need to be a fan. A Rocky story is your long shot.
KUALA LUMPUR, 2007 — TEN YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER SINGAPORE
22 JANUARY 2007 · THE DAY SHE KEPT HER WORDThe launch archive ↗
STALLONISM KEEPS ME DRIVEN
Explore the philosophy behind In the Eye of the Tiger.
STALLONISM KEEPS ME DRIVEN
The world meets nobody halfway.
WHO SAID IT
THE MEANING
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Editorial review · all 170 supplied entries
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Download all 170 entries (JSON)WHAT IS YOUR STALLONISM?
Sometimes, a single line from a movie can change the way we see our lives. These are the words that inspired me to write In the Eye of the Tiger. Perhaps one of them will inspire you, too.
— Gerald Chuah
TWO BOOKS. ONE PERSONAL JOURNEY.The inspiration.
The inspiration.
And the life it changed.
One book explores the philosophy.
The other reveals what it took to live it.
2026 Companion Edition
In the Eye of the Tiger
The lessons that started it all.
The book Jacqueline Stallone launched in 2007, updated for Rocky’s 50th year. Seven principles connect Stallone’s interviews and films with the everyday work of resilience, discipline and going the distance.
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One More Round · A memoir
My Rocky Story
The story behind the story.
A shy student’s manuscript, a midnight bus to Singapore and an email sent on the night he nearly gave up. Gerald’s memoir follows the long road to Jacqueline Stallone’s 2007 launch—and his return to that dream at sixty.
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The words on a dormitory wall.
The dream they set in motion.
As a young student, Gerald pinned Stallone’s words to his dormitory wall. He was drawn to the idea of an ordinary person taking a chance on an unlikely dream, even without the confidence that it would work. He began gathering the interviews, film moments and lessons that would become In the Eye of the Tiger.
What held his attention was the consistency: the connection between Stallone’s words, his work and his determination to keep going. Understanding the thinking behind those words became a writing project—and, over the years, a test of Gerald’s own persistence.
Letters to Hollywood came back stamped received. A manuscript waited while Gerald built a career telling other people’s stories. Then came the planned Singapore mission, Syed Yusof Syed Nasir’s introduction to Stallone, and the correspondence with Jacqueline that changed the course of his book.
Why return at sixty?
In Rocky’s 50th year, Gerald returns to the dream that shaped his life. The companion book explores the lessons; the memoir reveals what it took to live them. It is also his tribute to Jacqueline, who crossed the world to stand beside him.
What is your Rocky story?
The question reaches beyond the films: what dream have you kept alive, what setback made you doubt it, and what would it take to begin again?
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22 JANUARY 2007 · KUALA LUMPURShe came.
She came.
She kept her word.
On 22 January 1997, I met Stallone in Singapore. On 22 January 2007, his mother launched my book in Kuala Lumpur. Ten years to the day. Now I’m telling the story behind that promise.
Follow my Rocky journeyA PERSONAL INSCRIPTION FROM JACQUELINE STALLONEA promise.
A promise.
In her own handwriting.
When Jacqueline Stallone came to Kuala Lumpur to launch my book in January 2007, she left me these words on my Rocky Balboa poster:
“Gerald, from Jacqueline Stallone. Would You Believe This Day?”
For me, that inscription captures the wonder of a dream finally becoming real. After years of trying to bring In the Eye of the Tiger into print, here was Stallone’s mother celebrating that moment with me.
FROM THE PERSONAL ARCHIVEA day preserved.
Open the archive A day preserved.
A story waiting to be told.
Read ↗Yo, I Made It!
Gerald Chuah · The Malay Mail · 3 February 1997
After nine years of writing and hoping, Gerald’s manuscript reached Stallone. Read his original 1997 newspaper account.
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Jacqueline Stallone · Foreword excerpts · 22 January 2007
“The quotes from this book are real.” Jacqueline speaks about her son, the book and the determination behind both.
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Read ↗Would You Believe This Day?
Gerald Chuah · A personal reflection · October 2026
A dormitory wall, a promise kept, and the story the journalist finally had to tell: his own.
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Read ↗The Last Lesson from Jacqueline Stallone
Gerald Chuah · Concorde Hotel · 22 January 2007
“Practice what you wrote.” A conversation about Rocky became a challenge for the writer who had collected his words.
Read the interview ↗FROM THE BOOK’S ORIGINAL ARTWORKThe story,
The story,
drawn by hand.
Illustrations by Gerald’s cousin, Chuah Ghee Hin.
Explore the drawings behind the books.
Before the cheers, there was companionship.
Rocky sits on the steps beside his dog, away from the noise of a fight. The image brings the story back to the ordinary life behind the ambition: a man who needs company as well as a chance. In a book about going the distance, this quieter scene matters. Determination can look solitary, but affection and loyalty give a person something to come home to.
Illustration by Chuah Ghee Hin
The opponent who makes the question real.
Rocky and Drago face each other across the ring. Drago makes the challenge physical and immediate; conviction alone cannot settle what happens next. That is the significance of this confrontation in a story about perseverance. Preparation has to become action, and the fighter must face the very thing that makes the task frightening. The illustration catches that encounter rather than the celebration that comes after it.
Illustration by Chuah Ghee Hin
The person worth coming home to.
Adrian’s kiss brings tenderness into a world usually remembered for punches. Their relationship gives Rocky’s ambition a personal stake: he wants to be seen, understood and loved as well as respected in the ring. The drawing reminds us why the quieter scenes endure. Courage is easier to understand when we know who matters to the person taking the risk—and what he might lose beyond the fight.
Illustration by Chuah Ghee Hin
The book.
The people it met.
From boxing and basketball to broadcasting, music and business: people Gerald met along his writing journey.
Names and photographs supplied by Gerald Chuah. These encounters and Lorraine Hahn’s quoted appreciation are part of the book’s history; they do not imply endorsement of either 2026 edition.
“I was impressed by your book
and your interviewing skills.
Kudos to you.”
Lorraine Hahn
Former CNN & CNBC Presenter
Mark Gallagher
Respected Formula One executive, commentator and author, sharing the lessons of motorsport leadership and performance.
Kane Minkus
Co-founder of Industry Rockstar, business mentor and speaker helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses and achieve peak performance.
Mark Joyner
Author, entrepreneur and digital marketing pioneer known for his work on business growth, focus and productivity.
Bob Geldof
Musician, activist and philanthropist whose advocacy has brought global attention to humanitarian causes.
Manny Pacquiao
Eight-division boxing world champion whose historic achievements have inspired fighters and fans around the world.
Lou Ferrigno
Bodybuilding champion, actor and fitness advocate, celebrated for portraying television’s Incredible Hulk.
Yao Ming
Basketball Hall of Famer whose NBA career helped connect cultures and inspire a generation of basketball fans.
James MacNeil
International bestselling author, speaker, coach and consultant with more than 25 years of experience inspiring audiences worldwide.
Words that stayed
with the story.
VOICES FROM THE ORIGINAL BOOK
Archival comments on the original book. Attributions are shown with each quotation.
“I read the book, and every word is true, and our whole family lives by these rules, that's why the world loves us.”
“This is not a self-help book. It is about life, and about being human.”
“Chuah has penetrated the vacuity of Hollywood to tap the heart within.”
Excerpt from a wider review, quoted in the book draft. The linked literary discussion also includes criticism. Source context ↗
“Nobody defeats you but yourself. This is your time. Your moment has come. Bask in it.”
“What he has done with this is comparable to what Rhonda Byrne did with The Secret. It is a phenomenal book.”
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