Riddle time! What is the answer?

There once was a boy …
He thought he could fly, but drowned in thought.
Even Pinocchio’s pleasure splintered hearts.
Another world awoke.
No gnomes knew new nooses.
Set the timer backward from Lennon and Kanye’s friend.
Wherever you go, Barney will always love you.
Everyone will hate me if they spend too much time on this riddle.
Ride or die, DMX.
Indians or Native Americans, Americans or Native Indians?
Sample: Example.
But here is the real answer …
Underneath Balboa’s Rocky exterior.
Never giving up.
Never letting down.
YOLO.