Muhammad Ali hospitalized, reportedly in "grave" condition
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/03/480691044/muhammad-al…
Obviously not a good situation for one of the most iconic athletes of the last century. Not sure what else there is to say other than hopefully he pulls through and fully recovers.
Ok this is really sad and all, but wow I read this as Muhammed Ali Abdur-Rahkman hospitalized and I almost had a heart attack
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Doesn't he live in Western Michigan?
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Used to talk to him in Saugatuck all the time when he visited.
Great Person.
on the St. Joseph River --- an estate supposedly once owned by one of Al Capone's bodyguards.
I've read that while he still owns that estate, he's been spending more and more time in Arizona over recent years: to spend time in a better climate as he ages. There is no lake-effect snow out there.
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As someone who has a father who is 74 and suffering from Parkinson's himself, hearing this news today hit sort of close to home knowing that such sadness may be in your own future, although for the moment my father is doing well enough.
As for Ali's family, thoughts go out - I can't even imagine what they are experiencing. Hopefully, he pulls through, and as others have said, his cultural contributions as an athlete and as a human being are incalculable.
He is also a world class archer.
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with the term "athlete" than pure runny/jumpy.
Ali was the best at his sport, sure, and had the speed/grace/power combination no one had ever seen, but also had more impact on society than any athlete before or since. He was outspoken when people didn't like black people to be "uppity." He didn't all his fame and use it to sell overpriced sneakers. He tooks stands that he knew would make him unpopular with at least half the country, and he was willing to lose the prime years of his career (4 of them) on sheer principle. Add that to all the stuff in the ring, the Gold Medal, the Liston upset(s), the Rumble in the Jungle, the Thrilla in Manilla (still the most iconic fight of all time, damn near killed the both of them), the 3rd title against Spinks.
So yeah, I'm comfy with the Greatest being the GOAT across all sports. As for pure runny/jumpy, yeah, Bo, Jim Brown, and a whole lot of Olympic decathletes would be up there.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, beat stephenrjking to a response by two minutes."
Great post Sopwith
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was keeping Bo Jackson out of the end zone in that Sugar Bowl vs Auburn. Yeah we lost the game 9-7, but the fact that Auburn didn't score a TD with Bo Jackson was a minor miracle.
I can't tell you how many times I've thought, after someone famous died, 'Man, I wonder when The Greatest is going to go?'. As a youngster, those fights we saw for free on t.v.: Ali-Frasier, Ali-Foreman, Ali-Japanese wrestler (no, I didn't see that one but it did happen lol) man we'd have to pay big bucks to watch them now. He was the greatest. No, he's still the greatest.
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Reaching like an Ali jab...
was frazier the second best of all-time, since ali was only better by the smallest of margins. they are about as close to a tie as you can get.
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been the best, like Louis or Marciano or Armstrong. I imagine that's been a lively discussion in many a watering hole.
WOW. literally.
It was a double post. Apparently, I didn't edit the subject line.
Thoughts and prayers for The Greatest.
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“I’ve wrestled with alligators,
I’ve tussled with a whale.
I done handcuffed lightning
And throw thunder in jail.
You know I’m bad.
just last week, I murdered a rock,
Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick.
I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”
Ali essentially started the approach of trash-talking your opponent to gain an advantage.
When you watch interviews of athletes before Ali's time, they were all "Yes Sri, No Sir." Ali came along and shocked everybody with his in your face braggadocio.
But like the Rope-a-Dope, he was doing it with a plan. He was also having fun with it. He was a showman with it.
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I enjoyed this:
For the greatest man I have ever known. https://t.co/OUZHVZWBHY
— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) June 3, 2016
I can't believe how young Billy Crystal looks... his rendition of both Cosell and Ali is pitch-perfect.
I met Muhammed Ali in 1993. He seemed like he was in bad shape then. I am glad he has made it this far because he was an amazing person and a breathtaking athlete. When I was a kid the whole neighborhood used to watch boxing. Ali vs. Liston, Ali vs Fraser, Ali vs. Foreman etc. Always Howard Cosell announcing. My sister and I got to stay up late to watch. These days boxing is gone, and when I hear that Muhammed Ali is about to leave this world it's heart wrenching.
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that ali has passed. RIP champ.