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Yes, I had heard but forgotten that part of the story and, of course, you make a good point. Thank you.
Still, Ali's style almost always made you laugh, made you feel good. He was sometimes brutally honest, but in a world sorely lacking honesty, it was sometimes a breath of fresh air.
Most people wouldn't be cheered for "He is the greatest fighter of all times...... next to me". But Ali was, because everyone knew it was true.
There's only really been 3 athletes in human history who have "transcended" sports and became cultural icons:
1) Muhammed Ali
2) Michael Jordan
3) Tigger Woods
Of those three . . . . I would say Ali had the largest and longest impact on the world's culture. He was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Jordan was only hugely influential from about 1992 to 1999, and Tigger was big from around 1997 to 2006. Ali's impact was spread over decades.
Ali was prolly the most genuine, honest personality of those three because he spoke from the heart without a filter. Jordan and Tigger were victims of the Politically Correct Age and seem rather robotic and boring by comparison to the Great Ali.
When he dies, his funeral will be attended by Presidents and world leaders, plus all the world's biggest sports stars and movie stars. That's how big of an icon he was.
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Thanks for posting that. The guy just warms the heart.
