Im involved in a freedom struggle. I beat people up. Muhammad Ali was a true champion in every sense of the word. Id had about 35 fights so I came up on this show. Four months after the Harvard speech, Ali survived 14 punishing rounds of boxing to defeat Joe Frazier in Manila. But if you sign to fight him, increase your insurance. "If you just asked him, he'd tell you. I see the cameras and I see millions of people. Read Muhammad's poem aloud and then write your own poem that describes how you are "The Greatest!" Perhaps, you're the greatest at a sport or perhaps you're the greatest at a school subject. I write: When you come to the fight dont block the aisles and dont block the door. But as soon as I heard the truth that Elijah Muhammad teaches us in America, it made me accept it. Embed. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was known for taunting opponents with colorful rhyming trash. So who is this second class citizen because they do alright? Impossible is not a declaration. Remaining Time -0:00. The key thing to remember about the worlds captivation with Ali is that he truly fought for the world and not himself. MP: No no. God made us different. I was so busy I didnt have time to run in street gangs. Many of Muhammad's boxing matches coined some now very well-known catch-phrases: "Fight of the century" - Ali and Frazier at Gardens on the 8th of March 1971. I mean, Im proud, and Islam did it. And Frank Sinatra turned his back and walked out on him. 8. And Jack Johnson had this great boxer style. But in terms of sports personalities -- or celebrity personalities -- he was on the highest plane. You are as old as you think you are. When they gave me my title back I could have waited for Joe Frazier but I didnt. There were more chapters to follow. Frank Sinatra. And I was due to fight him in Las Vegas and I was on television saying something like this. In Hawaii they closed all the factories and had televisions on every street corner and people came out to watch the fight on the streets. They must look at him and think hes fearless of everything. Ive been in a couple of scuffles but not too many. MA: A couple. It's just a job. On June 3, 2016, the world lost a champion in Muhammad Ali. He's got speed and endurance. Im sad because I want to bow out of my race and leave my beautiful identity? But I was so wrapped up in boxing since I was 12. Muhammad Ali. Instead of making the audience hear about his plans of retirement, he turned the moment into a teaching moment on the things that truly mattered to him. She said, Listen, you quit saying that, boy. I was always curious. Put your money where your mouse is. no man made it, you would say that Muhammad Ali is crazy. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, Kentucky. No woman can really identify with me and the way I act and the way I talk. The history is the history of the devil. I have no racial problems, I dont go where Im not wanted. You saying God made you. Accuracy and availability may vary. People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. This is part of whats wrong with you -- you do too much singing. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston, and I just turned twenty-two years old. Cassius Clay can sing, but singing didnt help him to become the heavyweight champion of the world; swinging helped him become the heavyweight champion. Read more:Muhammad Ali had a 50 year love affair with Britain and he always felt like one of us. As thousands of people mourn Muhammad Ali at his funeral in Louisville, Ky., NPR remembers his 1963 poem, "I Am The Greatest.". That will be more important than Ali losing. He's being laid to rest in his hometown. MP: What about the poetry - was that your idea? MP: Were you in a gang as a kid - were you running with a gang? You cant sing up on freedom, but you can swing up on some freedom. Our shop has joined forces with Hatchit Co to launch a full service digital experience agency that challenges brands to embrace their creative confidence through web, video, and digital brand strategy. If he can prove hes not the devil, then he should get on television and call the man a liar. Muhammad Ali and Rudie Lubbers fought a twelve-round boxing match in Jakarta on October 20, 1973. endobj How would a German look named Edward Goldberg? And the President lived in the White House. The Puerto Rican, Hawaiians, just about everybody can do more than black people and are more respected. I took my gold medal, thought Id invented something. I'm so mean, I make medicine sick. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus . Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. Grease that skillet. They all got different cultures. I loved Muhammad Ali, he was my friend. MA: Floyd Paterson? (30 October 1974). I've got a lot of white associates. More interest. Sellin' out shows, I'm on that . The fistic world was dull and weary. And this is what I plan to do after Im through fighting - working with nothing but the people, the little people in the alleys: the downtrodden people, going out and helping them with my image. Life is like a ship. So now that Im free, now that Im no longer a slave, then I want a name of my ancestors. MP: But I remember one fight I saw, I think you gave him a real going over, I think it was Zora Folley? MA: Right. If you was auctioned off to Mr Smith, your name was Smith. "I Am the Greatest!" Muhammad Ali once said "I am the greatest! The play didnt make it but I was a success. They later agreed with me on just that subject. MP: Theres talk of a rematch with Frazier and anyone who saw the first fight Im sure theyll want to see because it was a great fights - one of the best Ive ever seen. Are you fearless? He was 74. Just thing about ten hundred people - that makes me nervous. MP: When is your first recollection, as a child, of being a second class citizen? The same people will give me hell if I turn to them and say, lets free my people now. 00:00. Many people were there for various reasons. Im invited to all of their homes all over the world and Im invited to Muslim countries. My way of joking is to tell the truth. MA: They dont have intelligence, and yet they stay together. And shoot them for what? Boy, hes the complete opposite to me. And he said, If I lose, Im catching the next jet out to Russia. My friends should not cry. Tell me when Im wrong. Its a dare. ", "At home I am a nice guy but I don't want the world to know. MA: I believe in the holy Koran. Do I do what? American boxer, philanthropist, and activist, On George Foreman and the "Rumble in the Jungle", "Muhammad Ali was also great for civil rights" by Mark Wiedmer, in, Ali: The Official Portrait of "The Greatest" of All Time, Muhammad Ali In His Own Words: Six of His Best Quotes to Live By, 'The white man is the devil' what the Nation of Islam taught Muhammad Ali, Presidential Candidates Proposing to Ban Muslim Immigration to the United States, David Frost interviews Muhammad Ali (video clip), "When Clay shook up the world" (24 February 2004), Regarding the Vietnam War and conscription (1967), The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey, "Cassius Clay Booed As He Gets Decision Over Jones; No More Forecasts", "'Living legend' still commands respect of peers" by Andrew Baker in, https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali&oldid=3210825. Theres a bunch of agitating blood-thirsty people saying, my man can whoop your man and yall get in there and fight. Beyond just shooting out quotable lines, these moments showcase why Ali was such a great speaker his conviction when laying out his arguments made it very difficult to doubt him. Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money dont really mean nothing - cos I proved that by gave up the title, not knowing that I wouldnt be back for four years. Ali replied, "Thank God my granddaddy got on that boat!" All kinds of things set us back, but life goes on. Are you going to make a prediction about your return? I dont see the audience. Anytime you live in the twentieth century, 1964, and youre walking around here singing We Shall Overcome, the government has failed us. You think Im going to appear on American television and tell you I dont believe in what Elijah Muhammad teach and Im one of his number one main followers? And who told him he could sing? And the punch lifts Frazier clean out of the ring. In an age when the demarcation line between sport , showbiz and politics has become blurred, hes a prime example of a man who is an athlete yet he represents so many other things for so many other people. At two or three days later, a plane crash landed here. Frank Sinatra told Floyd Paterson how he should whoop me. He was not the greatest boxer ever, nor even the best fighter of the 20th century. There aint no such thing as black Muslims. Known as the king of motivational quotes, among other titles, Alis words of wisdom have been used to inspire greatness. The second, after Nixon. Hitch him up. Ali was honest enough to admit it. Mainly when I fight them. MA: Second class? MA: I dont pay much attention to it. Press conference, March 9, 1971, following his defeat to Frazier, quoted in, "The Silent Warrior", dedicated to Joe Frazier and his family, p. 112, Poem composed in 1963 prior to his match with Sonny Liston, as quoted by Bill Traughber in "Brash Clay waxed poetic in 1963 visit to Nashville," Nashville's. Oh, yeah, he's a big dude and he hits hard, you know, I'll call him what he wants. And at that time, things werent integrated. Why do I have to wait till I die to get milk and honey? Betting against me is completely absurd. MA: Im nervous but not scared. Keeps them out of trouble. They thought he might have some trouble. What did you say? I did not use the word pacifist. Here are two men like two roosters - you know, cock fighters - and they put knives on them and they are mad and fighting and dont even know each other, just to please somebody. When Cassius says a mouse can outrun a horse, don't ask how. Comment about George Foreman prior to the "Rumble in the Jungle" match, when referee Clayton warned Ali that if he didn't stop talking he would stop the fight. Gene Tunney was a great. But I get up every day and try to live life to the fullest because each day is a gift from God. Later I found out that this man worked for the show. And if I threaten you, Im going to blackmail you. June 4, 2016. <> And I went downtown that day, had my big gold medal on, and went in a restaurant. Ali swings to the left, Ali swings to the right. but we wanted to dig deeper into some of his most inspirational speaking moments. These are countries that don't follow the Kentucky Derby. Last night when you went to bed and woke up this morning, you don't remember a thing. I was training for a fella called named of Duke Sabedong - he was Hawaiian fighter and a giant about 6 feet 8 inches tall. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. Ellis has got a family, hes an ex friend of mine and he wants to live too. "My principles are more important than the money or my title." "I know where I'm . So I had to talk, act crazy, supreme, "I am the greatest of all times. Ali won the fight, and upon returning to the United States, he was asked by a reporter, "Champ, what did you think of Africa?" It says we declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims and do not take part in wars, or in no way fashion or form take the lives of humans unless its a holy war declared by God himself. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. And a little skinny kid from Kentucky, maybe about 85 pounds, small and in the rain on my bicycle, could hear the man say. And none of those good white folks can be found to help us. I've tussled with a whale. He's been preaching he never mentioned England. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Chapter one . Just picturing one million people and you couldnt see them all. We love the classics -. . And they let me back on my terms - I didnt deny nothing I believe. MP: But do you think if to ever get this separate state, do you think it can be achieved bloodlessly? So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if sends not diamonds, pearls or riches but the love of real true friends. Who would have thought when they come to the fight. Dan Angelucci: 'The Best (Best Man) Speech of all time', for Don and Katherine - 2019 Hallerman Sisters: 'Oh sister now we have to let you gooooo!' for Caitlin & Johnny - 2015 Korey Soderman (via Kyle): 'All our lives I have used my voice to help Korey express his thoughts, so today, like always, I will be my brother's voice' for Kyle and . But the people didnt know. I had my style of moving and dancing and whatever I do. Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. In his first professional loss, Ali was knocked out in the 15th round. I'm the greatest thing that ever lived. The world has lost a legend. If you talk jive youll fall in five. Muhammad Ali died Friday at age 74. I was always curious. MP: To lighten it a little but away from the political thing for a while, I saw a picture of you in the paper two days ago cornered by a group of fans, mainly women, in the supermarket. The Frazier fight was seen by ten hundred million people. I said, Momma, why dont they call it whitemail? Boxings a rough sport and you get hit a lot. I always wondered why. I never wanted to lose, never thought I would, but the thing that matters is how you lose. It was in a magazine. Also remember that when presenting information, rhythm and timed pauses are key to retaining an audience and delivering an impactful message. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers in history. I'm the king of the world, I am the greatest, I'm Muhammad Ali. I must be the greatest. The Rhetorical Genius of Muhammad Ali. Takeaway: Releasing an album to trash talk Sonny Liston, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Alis former name) released an album that exclaimed his greatness. But its nature to be with your own. <>>> Muhammad Ali, The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey. It's something Ali's parents taught him as a child, and it's helped him through the biggest challenge of his life: fighting Parkinson's disease. I think the best caution is, if a fellas winning on points and has the guy just about out and hes against the rope and just about gone, he should not try to hurt him just to satisfy the crowd or to make money. They drew about 4500 people - the place held about 11,000. Thats what the press call us because the history of Americans is to divide and conquer. And a lot of time Ive been lucky enough to predict 17 times what round. Ali was not the tallest boxer, nor was he as bulky as most other boxers of his time, his punches were not the strongest, but he was still the best fighter of his time. We love the classics , Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee., I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was., Dont count the days; make the days count., Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world theyve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. It was one right hand. Something to think about, aint it? A gold medalist at the 1960 Olympics, he won the . I dont wish for nothing like that but I feel that things are too quiet. And who went to jail? Muhammad Ali enlivened many of his news conference and training sessions with poems. MP: What plans do you have for the future now - apart from fighting? Yes! He would stand an easier chance in Vietnam with a BB gun. The Ali-Lubbers fight is notable for the interview Ali gave to Reg Gutteridge during the interval between rounds of the televised bout with Gutteridge leaning through the ropes of the ring. Those rattle snakes didnt want to bite me and I knew they were good. This is a strong indication for a presenter on the power of being humble and real. And then they got some stuff called White House cigars, White Swan soap, King White soap, White Cloud tissue paper, White Rain hair rinse, White Tornado floor wax, everything was white. Impossible is potential. ALI: Then someone with color - someone with dash - brought fight fans running with cash. I was just joking - I heard hes a pretty good upcomer. Because they were kinda dangerous. "If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.". Notify me of follow-up comments by email. "Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on . mRCLjQp2W;O3Z m0LX`zX_>/sc`z(Xi I am great! As you said, the black Muslim movement. MA: No, I didnt. Ive heard Elijah Muhammad say that many white people mean right and in their heart want to do right. MP: What about also being a champion, a thing that Ive often wondered about, do you get people coming up to you and wanting to take a swing at you? If the white folks is in Heaven too, then the black angels were in the kitchen, preparing the milk and honey.. Not a power struggle. Did you all see Tarzan over here? Discusses the life of Cassius Clay later known as Muhammad Ali Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index Learning the ropes -- Somebody special -- In training -- Going for the gold -- Training and fighting -- The greatest -- A new direction -- Another kind of fight -- Regaining the title -- The hardest battle Three bouts. The eagles like to hang out in the mountains. But then I saw all those people coming through the door to see Gorgeous George get beat - and they all paid to get in - thats the thing - and I said, this is a good idea. I missed four but I predicted, which is almost a miracle. I'm livin' out my inner vision right now. But Ali himself would reject many of the absurd superlatives heaped upon him in the days since he died. Sixteenth class. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture . Theyre not mad about nothing. Theyre with me on one part of my beliefs about the war, thats all. 1942-2016: Muhammad Ali's Life in Pictures, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, Muhammad Ali Remembers the Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali Jabs at Donald Trump After Muslim Exclusion Plan, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. I done handcuffed lightning, and throw thunder in jail. And what am I going to tell you? To Foreman before the start of the "Rumble in the Jungle" as the referee is giving them instructions (30 October 1974). MA: Black and whites, how? x[9;; ]:OeD9sc%/PMksJU;?W al4x-sy.i;6ZN*}c ,r'?c*. He was a nice fella. I dont consider myself no attractive man. Malcolm X is credited with playing a critical role in the evolution of Ali's religious views by steering him towards the Nation of Islam. Muhammad Ali, original name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., (born January 17, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.died June 3, 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona), American professional boxer and social activist. MA: Yeah, hes OK now. Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II: 90.0 million (tie) "The Greatest" made a comeback on September 15, 1978, as boxer Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, to whom he'd lost seven months prior. Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? But if I couldnt fight I would still not be fighting. MA: Well, I tell you. That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. MP: Because I dont think Im any different to you, you see. They have to prove they are not the devil. But we have problems too. Right after Joe Frazier, while he was still resting, I fought James Ellis. The teachings of Elijah Muhammad on how black people have been brainwashed. Ali would subsequently go on to attend the rallies and lectures of Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad. ", "I may not talk perfect white talk-type English but I give you wisdom. Nobody. Interview with Michael Parkinson (1974), quoted by Adam Lusher in ". They said, George, what if you lose?. You dont shoot yourself. What Im trying to say is - well, you say that but youre on a show you gotta say that. Come over and say hello! He attended the induction but refused to answer . ", "It's just a job. At the time, he was 21 years old. Download. It's a dare. And then this is when I knew something was wrong. Now, you know who John Hawkins was. <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> At the time, the television interview was deemed edgy. And the heavyweight championship is his destiny. I am the greatest! MP: If it ever came, and God hope it never does, into a war between black and white you would fight then? A character, a comedian, and a sometimes poet. And if that bum even messes my hair up Ill annihilate him. 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