The Greatest, Muhammad Ali Dies

[Raggedyann]

Muhammad Ali, Dead at 74: The Greatest in the Ring and Greater Still Outside It

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” ––William Shakespeare

Muhammad Ali was to sports what William Shakespeare was to language.
During the peak of his unforgettable career and controversial stands against America’s status quo, he risked death and grievous bodily harm to earn the world’s most recognizable face. Still more than his transcendent achievements in the ring, the mind, spirit, and heart that lay behind that face incited a revolution in the consciousness of his time.

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This makes me very sad. I admired this man for his intellect and larger than life personality. I remember where I was when he fought Sonny Liston in Feb 1964. In a car with a bunch of other teenagers listening to the fight on the radio. We all laughed our heads off when he shouted "I am the greatest". He was in more ways than one.

[Riddick]

[voguy]

Throughout his illness he was a fighter, not letting it get him down, and showing great courage in what he faced.

[fos]

I remember listening to the Liston fight from bed, while my dad listened in the living room.

I believe Ali was the greatest heavyweight "boxer" of all time.

His style, wit, and genius for promotion made him memorable.