Today we're in Rome and have a performance. It's the home of the
Coliseum. Of course, it's the center of what once was the Great
Roman Empire. Somehow it seems like this history is a complete
fantasy and are the sole creations of the make-believe world of
moviemaking.

But from history we all know it was as real as you and I. In fact,
as an entertainer myself, I can't help but thinking that gladiators
were considered entertainment as well. Instead of me hoping to
receive a standing ovation tomorrow night, maybe back then I'd be
hoping that a good performance meant I would live to see another
day!

Every time I train - no matter what it is, I put myself in front of
a crowd, as if it's the real deal. But there's a lot more to it than
just that. Can you imagine being at the center of the Coliseum as a
gladiator hearing the roar of the crowd - 50 thousand strong?

Imagine the rush you'd feel from the adrenaline pumping through your
veins. Imagine the exhilaration. But, you aren't just playing for
the crowd's approval, you're fighting for your life.

You've all heard massive waves of sounds from our modern day sports
events. But now imagine that you are on the arena of old. Imagine
that you are in the Coliseum ready to do battle. To help you get
there, try listening to these words from the movie soundtrack of
Gladiator in "The Slave Who Became a Gladiator".

As the Slave Master speaks to Maximus:

"The Coliseum Spaniard 50 thousand Romans... watching every moment
of your sword willing you to make that killer blow, the silence
before you strike and the noise afterwards. It rises, it rises up
like...like a storm - as if you were the Thunderbird himself."

Maximus: "I will give them something they've never see before."

If you listen to this track, it'll put you in a different time, a
different place. It may even make you feel as if you are there with
Maximus in the middle of the Coliseum ready to fight for your life.