I think Terrell will catch hell at the sound of the bell. MP: When you were 12 and in your early teens, did you imagine yourself to be World Champion? I am great! We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Angels are white, the Pope, Mary, and even the angels. I said, Mother, when we die, do we go to Heaven? She said, Naturally we go to Heaven. I said, Well, what happened to all the black angels?, I said, Oh, I know. MA: Oh were much different. It's just a job. Ali first met Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad 's chief disciple at the time in Detroit in 1962. MA: I cant really say. And I was so nervous and thought, boy, he sure talks a lot. Accuracy and availability may vary. 2: I am the Greatest from the Cassius Clay albumI am the Greatest, Favorite quote: So dont bet against me, Im a man of my word. I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something to achieve. MP: What plans do you have for the future now - apart from fighting? This boldness in telling the truth overshadows sport greatly. Why do you reject integration? I go up to the cockpit and see all these things and think, what if this thing switches off, and were between England and America over the ocean - where would we land? MP: As I said in my introduction to you, you are as much now a political figure as you are an athlete. You've been unconscious for about 8 years if you're 30 years old.". Three bouts. MA: No. 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 . He thought that Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight champion of . That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. His good Roman Catholic boy Floyd Paterson. MP: If it ever came, and God hope it never does, into a war between black and white you would fight then? I'm so mean, I make medicine sick. Now, all of a sudden, the man tells me, come on - I want you to leave the galley because I want you up here to have something to drink and giving me number one spot. Although only 130 pages of well-chosen photographs and text, it succinctly details Ali's life from his birth as Cassius Clay to his becoming a legend whose name is still recognized worldwide even though his last fight was in 1981. Frazier keeps backing but theres not enough room. But those were the rounds I lost. %PDF-1.5 No, Ive never noticed that. Because they were kinda dangerous. And when you say integration, that comes with a marriage too, 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? But now, if I even say the wrong thing I make the news. MA: Well, yes. The three-time heavyweight boxing champion was known for his political, social and . Published: 16 May 2022, 17:00. Alright, well, this glass can't make itself. My friends should not cry. Put your money where your mouse is. At the time, the television interview was deemed edgy. Number one: We dont want to stir up the people. Because I have a great insight. That was my last fight before they took my title in Madison Square Gardens. We owe Ali for teaching us these very important lessons. 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 not the greatest. We should have more intelligence than them, right? It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. You dont shoot yourself. If the white folks is in Heaven too, then the black angels were in the kitchen, preparing the milk and honey.. 2 0 obj What you have to do, is take all the fighters you want and me and rank me where you want. MA: Let me tell you something - Ive never said this before. June 4, 2016. But it's good that he's being allowed to work again, as you know he couldn't work for three years. Takeaway: In this interview, Ali provides a great take on how he wants to be remembered in life after hes gone. Ive always been one to Im not just a boxer. 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? That's the funniest joke in the world. The boxing champ talked of his childhood questioning his mother why everything deemed good was always whiteand how he related the story of how, his conversion to Islam and how, after he had won an Olympic gold medal for his country, he was still refused service in a restaurant because of his colour. Was John F Kennedy a devil? I could flow on anything from Premo to that trap shit. I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. Muhammad Ali. MA: They dont have intelligence, and yet they stay together. Check out Muhammad Ali's I am the Greatest highlight reel and speech! And I went downtown that day, had my big gold medal on, and went in a restaurant. Do I do what? Then the publicity after the fight said he had to spend four weeks in intensive treatment at the hospital he took such a terrible whooping. SettingsHD. Get up and say Elijah Muhammad is wrong when he says they are the devil? Olympic champion. You would hate other people if you dont want to stay who you are. P.S. Impossible is not a fact. I don't want to marry a white woman. Things are getting much better, but I always wondered when I went to church on Sundays. (Not sure he intended that speech for use to endorse personal-brand preening, but hey; one person's pre-match pep talk . Why do I have to wait till I die to get milk and honey? An illustration of text ellipses. Life is like a ship. So it left us a walking dead man. I was training for a fella called named of Duke Sabedong - he was Hawaiian fighter and a giant about 6 feet 8 inches tall. When they gave me my title back I could have waited for Joe Frazier but I didnt. But when one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. Its a rough sport being punched on all the time. It would have to be a holy war declared by God himself. I respected him then, and I respect him now. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. You know were different. I recognise them and they recognise me. MA: Right. No features or nothing distorted, like him. So I had to talk, act crazy, supreme, "I am the greatest of all times. I did not use the word pacifist. Look at my beautiful blond hair. He was still known as Cassius Clay. And if I hurt my man Im going to let him go and Im not going to kill him just because somebodys watching. But if I couldnt fight I would still not be fighting. A man who is not courageous enough to take risks will never accomplish . I said, Momma, why is everything white? I always wondered. I have to help the dope and prostitution problem. Few would argue if I call him unique. MA: Well I wrote about this Africa prison killing the other day. MA: Im defeating Americas so-called threats and enemies. Impossible is temporary. There were a few little street gangs sitting in the spotlights at night time - talking and playing marbles. I was always curious. Do you have fears of anything at all? Want to stay up-to-date with us? Why is the Lords supper all white men? Frank Sinatra. The Greatest . You my opposer when I want equality. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Ali. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture . 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. x[9;; ]:OeD9sc%/PMksJU;?W al4x-sy.i;6ZN*}c ,r'?c*. Black men - one might be the president. To me, as someone whos interested in sport, hes without doubt the most beautiful and complete athlete Ive ever seen. Period. stream God didnt make a mistake making us all like we are. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Theres people dancing on a ship. But if I kept my mouth shut, because I can make millions, that isnt doing nothing. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to beI'm free to be what I want. MP: I read a book about you and he said one theory put forward by way of explanation towards your opponents before fights was in fact that this was nerves. Transcript. Like Joe Lewis was one of the greatest fist fighters but didnt have the foot work. Most fighters are scared to say they lightened up because they call the fight a fix or say, you carried him. To others hes a political leader, a figurehead in the battle between black and white. And if that bum even messes my hair up Ill annihilate him. But usually m on the spot with my predictions and some people really gamble and bet money on the rounds I say. I do a lot of reading, a lot of studying. Wer not going to be the aggressor. Only Tarzan can talk to the animals. My enemies are white people, not Viet Congs or Chinese or Japanese. This will be like a kid out of the Olympics meeting the fastest heavyweight champion who ever lived. The slaves were not better offthe boat Ali refers to brought the slaves through a horrific Middle Passage to a life of painful servitudeyet their descendants today, even if they won't admit it, are better off. I do more than that in training. And they say, if you dont get him in round seven I lose my house, I lose my car. As quoted by Lisa L. Colangelo and Clem Richardson in "Muhammad Ali Defends His Religion,". You are as old as you think you are. At the time, he was 21 years old. Here are our three favorite speeches from The Greatest: 1: When asked what he was going to do when retiring from boxing, Favorite quote:What am I going to do for the next 16 years whats the best thing Im going to do? Why couldnt I have pretty cars and good money and nice homes now? Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. If you attack me, Im not in no foolish movement. No white man says hes not the devil. Ive been in a couple of scuffles but not too many. Some of Muhammad Ali's children have found their own fame. Is Poland considered a Communist country? 8. He was an inspiration to millions of people around the world, and his powerful legacy will live on forever through his provocative words. I was the one who heard the truth. He was not the greatest boxer ever, nor even the best fighter of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali was charmingly cocky, he was an entertaining braggart, he was an entrancing presence whether you liked boxing or not. Remember when presenting things that matter, its important to show whats in it for the world, not just you (our first commandment of public speaking). mLB;5 "^iLB`q$:`|' Di*3%]Pv) svd"JrhkJ2+$hsk7 1g:Fk 6G; 8,gAaZ0}Z5yR\ m4' =t0'CStQ> ox@ Nk9TB)[Y;) Those that criticised you at first when you refused to go in the army - afterwards, three-and-a-half years later when Vietnam became an unpopular war - did you then become a hero? Too dangerous. MP: You mentioned earlier the fear that you have, and every fighter must have it, of getting his face messed in. ", "Now the things that once were so effortlessmy strong voice and the quickness of my movementsare more difficult. Back to all quotes. I said, Man, I know Im going to get my people freedom. Clay is a good enough fighter, but it's unfortunate that he's a. I won three days, I fought for this country in Rome, I won the gold medal, and Im going to eat.. Copyright 2023 Big Fish Presentations, All Rights Reserved. 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. Do you think youve changed heavyweight boxing for the better? He was a slave trader from England. Archie's been living off the fat of the land. Fraziers still rising but the referee wears a frown. Should I let those rattle snakes come down, hoping that those one thousand get together and form a shield? I'm livin' out my inner vision right now. Watch and read the full transcript of Muhammad Ali's. His crusade was cut short when he was assassinated while giving a speech in 1965. The nose is bleeding, the eyes cut, the teeth is out, and the brain might have a concussion just to please you human beings. I've got a lot of white associates. Tell me when Im wrong. Do they have a lot of bathrooms in Heaven?. But the first place that well rise will be the black people of America, and then the rest of them will. Alleged response by Ali to a reporter who asked how he felt about sharing the Islamic faith with the suspects of the World Trade Center terrorist attack, as debunked at. And I was in the rain on my bicycle and I was leaning over listening to a fellows radio in a car. And the punch lifts Frazier clean out of the ring. Muhammad Ali delivered an epic victory speech after he beat George Foreman to regain the world heavyweight titles in October 1974. This is actually from Ali's autobiography "The Greatest". It lasted six days but I sung four songs and there were critics, seriously, in New York who said that my part was perfect. Im the champion of the whole world. Entdecke Muhammad Ali, der Grte: Meine eigene Geschichte, 1975, Memoiren, SIGNIERT, 1./2. They used to always say I was a second class citizen. You cant sing up on freedom, but you can swing up on some freedom. So number one comes freedom first for my people and equality. But if 10,000 rattle snakes were coming down the aisle right there and I had a door I could shut, and one thousand of those snakes meant right. But he also insisted a Muslim woman should be covered from head to toe. "If you just asked him, he'd tell you. Then I was on Joe Frazier. MA: Black and whites, how? Chapter one . MA: Well, number one: he is ugly. 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. When you're 65, ain't too much more to do. I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston, and I just turned twenty-two years old. 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. Never. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was known for taunting opponents with colorful rhyming trash. Last night I had a dream, When I got to Africa, A poem about Foreman and the "Rumble in the Jungle" match (1974), Comment prior to the "Rumble in the Jungle" (30 October 1974), as documented in. He is the Devil! There aint no such thing as black Muslims. On June 3, 2016, the world lost a champion in Muhammad Ali. Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali's fourth wife came into his life in 1986. MP: Do you find that peoples attitude in America changed towards you. I'm the double greatest. England's people have never lynched us, raped us, castrated us, tarred and feathered us, burned us up, pulled our sockets apart, stick knives in pregnant women's stomachs, enslaved us, rob us of our names, our knowledge, our Elijah Mohammad's been preaching that the white man of America God taught him is the blue-eyed, blond-headed Devil! Age is whatever you think it is. The Rhetorical Genius of Muhammad Ali. RIP, We will miss you. Which is five times the population of the United States. I cant tell you. They must look at him and think hes fearless of everything. MP: When is your first recollection, as a child, of being a second class citizen? I am the greatest!" somehow still rings more infectious than off-putting. 650 likes. "It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.". "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 . Remaining Time -0:00. Olympic champion. A Jewish name. They prowl the streets day and night - they shooting, hitting, its crazy. You are as old as you think you are. The same people will give me hell if I turn to them and say, lets free my people now. Also, play our mobile quiz app at deadoraliveapp.com Links: Transcript of this episode Famous & Gravy official website Dead or Alive Quiz Game Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn New York Times obituary for Muhammad Ali The Simpsons supercut video of all Muhammad Ali references Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic torch at 1996 Atlanta I . But we have problems too. Impossible is potential. He won the first, lost the second and won the third. MA: Well, I have a poem. But Elijah Muhammad has been on record as saying he believes white men are devils. I must be the greatest. They caused many people to laugh, some to cringe. For he cant start counting til Frazier comes down. So now that Im free, now that Im no longer a slave, then I want a name of my ancestors. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest and most significant sporting figures in historyif not the greatest, as he claimed himself. And then this is when I knew something was wrong. ", "It's just a job. So many people of all races and nationalities. Because I look at two other men fighting and I think, I must be a fool. MA: No. It aint no despair. He was hospitalized in Arizona with breathing problems earlier in the week, and his children had flown in from around the country. My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. However, this was said by Don King to George Foreman. And he threw a jab, and thats what did it. 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. MP: But you refused to go and fight in Vietnam, was it because you disagreed with the war in Vietnam or because you disagree with fighting generally? Just picturing one million people and you couldnt see them all. When Cassius says a mouse can outrun a horse, don't ask how. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. But Ali himself would reject many of the absurd superlatives heaped upon him in the days since he died. He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942. Like when youre in a car, when someones turning corners and youre kinda on the edge and watching. He was a nice fella. July 2nd, 1964 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What moves him to call me up here?. I took my gold medal, thought Id invented something. Favorite quote:Id like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, one teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. So I can love freedom and the flesh and blood of my people moreso than I do the money. It happens every day. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay was an African - American heavyweight boxer. ALI: This brash, young boxer is something to see. But I did not deliberately try to hurt anyone. What they mad about? They kill all our leaders. To Foreman before the start of the "Rumble in the Jungle" as the referee is giving them instructions (30 October 1974). Walk up and just hit ME? So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if sends not diamonds, pearls or riches but the love of real true friends. Frank Sinatra told Floyd Paterson how he should whoop me. I know I can eat downtown now.. I call him Muhammad Ali 'cause that's what he wants. They said, George, what if you lose?. He dont say nothing. MP: But I remember one fight I saw, I think you gave him a real going over, I think it was Zora Folley? MP : But without that, even without the dispute about the judging, the fact is that youre a crowd-puller and Frazier is not. Somebody say, ssshh!. Were not trying to take power away or rule anybody - were just trying to get up from under the rulers. Like. But I have said it once and I will say it again. I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. 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. Not a power struggle. Muhammad Ali discusses . One fella stood up, looked at him and said, boy, he needs a good whoopin. And he reached over and took a keg of beer out of a mans hand and threw it in the mans face. But weve been there 600 years and there aint no peace between black and whites because the cultures are different - like the Chinese and Mexicans cannot integrate: the music is different, the eating is different. Finally, the Ali script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the Michael Mann movie starring Will Smith as Muhammed Ali. A powerpoint that gives important parts of Muhammad Ali's history and influnce on others. MP: But do you think if to ever get this separate state, do you think it can be achieved bloodlessly? I always wondered why Tarzan is the King of the Jungle in Africa, he was white. And Jack Johnson had this great boxer style. MA: No. MP: Youve talked about being pretty and fighting clever. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Tell Joe I'll win the fight." They said, "The nigger talks too much. <> Thats what the press call us because the history of Americans is to divide and conquer. People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. And its always two or three in a row. It said: "Muhammad Ali was the Greatest. were just human beings. Read more:Muhammad Ali funeral will have worldwide audience of billions. mannerofspeaking. Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The second, after Nixon. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. You can do what you want. . Four months after the Harvard speech, Ali survived 14 punishing rounds of boxing to defeat Joe Frazier in Manila. But if its something I want to be with, the people who started it were black, I wouldnt not get in it. You might dispute that. How do you feel about Hitler sharing yours? Or do you think there will be a fight? I mean it but I put emphasis on it. To be "The Greatest of All Time," boxing legend Muhammad Ali said you have to believe in yourself. His agility was impressive, but what was most impressive was his confidence in himself. They love their little slant eyed, pale brown skinned babies. Embed. And Im sure no intelligent white person watching this show, in his or her right white mind, want black men and women marrying their white sons and daughters and in return introducing their grandchildren to half brown, kinky haired black people. You can tape this show and play it right in Washington and let Nixon hear it. God made us different. Its the saddest country. Now we will fight, but we will not go looking to start one. But Im sure a lot of them would. He attended the induction but refused to answer . Also remember that when presenting information, rhythm and timed pauses are key to retaining an audience and delivering an impactful message. One fella was going for a rock and another was picking up a stick and there wasnt no referees or judges and I got out of there real quick. One punch. More. They lie too.. I said that before I knew I was." We all have greatness inside ourselves. Aufl., Boxer in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Right after a fight I run right to the dressing room and right to the mirror and make sure Im still, you know, presentable. MP: Were you in a gang as a kid - were you running with a gang? He's being laid to rest in his hometown. It was written by Gary Belkin, the man behind Ali's spoken-word album I Am the Greatest (1963). 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. The world has lost a legend. MP: Alright, well you call yourselves a pacifist movement. I want to be with my own. MP: Well its in every article Ive ever read about it. NmQ,#6J;qV7j}y Impossible is nothing. I must be the greatest. Because he was brainwashed by the establishment. Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. When I came to the stage on election night to give my acceptance speech[, a]fter thanking my supporters, I'd said this: (At the time of the episode's airing, Muhammad Ali was known as Cassius Clay, so the use of the fighter's name is likely a coincidence even though the two later appeared together in the comic book. Where you psyche them out. Selflessness and vulnerability will get people to listen. MP: Id like to talk to you now about what happened when you refused to join the forces. What a beautiful swing. The first one missed but the second one did it. Boxing is just to introduce me to the struggle. Muhammad Ali. But I get up every day and try to live life to the fullest because each day is a gift from God. But I dont control the aeroplane or the pilot. 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