His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

Other lines from this film

• You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history!
• Meet the "Italian Stallion": a small-time guy with big-time guts who yearns to be a hero... just once!
• He's a has-been battler with one dream left... and one last chance.
• A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time... He showed he could take on a challenge... and won something bigger than a championship bout.
• A true hero goes all the way!

Similar meaning

Lines whose meaning sits closest, by embedding similarity.

Same sentence pattern

Shape: his … … was a … to … …