The Contender Final

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The Contender Final
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• Everybody wants to be a champion. Thats not
  enough. You have to start by wanting to be a
  contender, the man coming up, the man who knows
  theres a good chance hell never get to the top,
  the man whos willing to sweat and bleed to get
  up as high as his legs and his brains and his
  heart will take him.
• Robert Lipsyte
• The Contender

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• Its the climbing that makes the man. Getting
  to the top is an extra reward. Mr. Donatelli
  told this to Alfred during his first visit to the
  gym. How is Alfreds climb similar to Rockys?
  How is it different. Compare and contrast Alfred
  and Rockys respective journeys of becoming
  contenders.