William Morrow a HarperCollins imprint will publish the memoir in the U.S. next year.
The book was sold by UTA to Mauro DePreta at William Morrow.
All parties declined to discuss financial terms, but sources told us negotiations concluded around a seven-figure sum.
Sylvester Stallone.Brian de Rivera Simon/Getty Images.
He came back to us with that thinking about the double meaning of Philly and running up the steps.
But he also wanted to write a book that could help people.
The StepsfollowsSly, theintimate documentary Stallone released with Netflixlast year.
But theres still so much to learn about the Oscar nominee, Leavell said.
The documentary came out, but even that only just grazed the surface, he added.
This book will show that Sly is a man to whom nothing has come easily.
He earned everything, Leavell said.
He just knew to bet on himself because he believed in himself.
And thats the message within many of his movies: personal triumph overcoming adversity.
Stallone is best known for his seminalRockyseries.
Stallone went on to write and direct four moreRockyfilms between 1979 and 2006.
He also toplines the Paramount+ drama seriesTulsa King.
Stallone returned to hisRockyfranchise in 2015 with Ryan CooglersCreedreboot.
He is repped by UTA.
