Tell Joe I'll win the fight." They said, "The nigger talks too much. ", "I've wrestled with alligators. What a beautiful swing. Accuracy and availability may vary. And when you say integration, that comes with a marriage too, right? He no way like me. I think were all brothers - thats the truth. So I can beat Joe Frazier singing. You attract it. Few would argue if I call him unique. Boxing is just going to be another year. MP: Were you in a gang as a kid - were you running with a gang? He might lose his life. He couldnt talk about it. Documented by. What's really hurting me, the name Islam is involved, and Muslim is involved and causing trouble and starting hate and violence. And who went to jail? And that makes me nervous until I get started. And you say to youself, boy, I could have got the train. And he said, If I lose, Im catching the next jet out to Russia. And this is happening all over the world. Source: Keystone-France / Getty. I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston, and I just turned twenty-two years old. I noticed here the police do not have guns and do not hit people with sticks. And when we land, would I be able to get my life raft out? But the same people that are with me for not going to Vietnam because I saved them and their children. You are as old as you think you are. Then I signed to fight Buster Mathis. And hes sitting there all dressed up with his beer and ha ha ha ha ha and theyre just fighting. MP: Can we go back to your childhood? Im going to dance and be pretty. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Get ready to meet God.'. January 10th, 1957 April 4th, 1968 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is founded to help work for full Chinese love Chinese. I didnt cut Folley at all. MA: If a man dreamed to be, they better wake up and apologise. <>>> Even Floyd Paterson, who condemned my Islamic religion and didnt want to call me Muhammad Ali and said I shouldve gone to the army and I should be in jail. So many people of all races and nationalities. If youre just looking for presentation services though, please just exit out this box and continue along. The Rhetorical Genius of Muhammad Ali. June 4, 2016. Im not trying to get power over white. He's got speed and endurance. Not black Muslim. It said: "Muhammad Ali was the Greatest. I want to give him a shot at it. And that brought us back to his spoken word album he made in 1963, "I Am The Greatest." You couldnt get Joe Frazier or no boxer on this show and get interest in a subject like this. On training, as quoted by Pete Axthelm and Peter Bonventre in "Ali: Born Again!,". This kid's got a right. I want to be with my own. ALI: This kid's got a left. I cannot lose. In America they got a saying: the n****r talks too much. In the ring, he was a fierce fighter, but outside of the ring he was known . 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. Variant transcription: Who would have thought, when they came to the fight. Fullscreen. 11 Super Inspiring Muhammad Ali Quotes Inccom. I'm not a Christian anymore. He has no rhythm, no footwork, no class, he cannot talk. Finally, the Ali script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the Michael Mann movie starring Will Smith as Muhammed Ali. We say at these meetings, we are not to be the aggressor but we will defend ourselves if attacked. 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. Today its time to stop singing and start swinging. Sellin' out shows, I'm on that . Well, Americas in too much trouble - I dont want that job now. So I had to talk, act crazy, supreme, "I am the greatest of all times. He put in a book how bad he felt that he had let down Frank Sinatra. A powerpoint that gives important parts of Muhammad Ali's history and influnce on others. I must be the greatest. Read more:Muhammad Ali funeral will have worldwide audience of billions. And I naturally I was right in the middle of it and represented all of it and that kept me alive. You would hate other people if you dont want to stay who you are. For you all may go home after round four. And from then on Ive been writing a few more poems and Ive just completed a few more poems. Ali gained worldwide attention in 1960 when, at the age . I said that before I knew I was." We all have greatness inside ourselves. Its the saddest country. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening," Bob Gunnell, a . Muhammad Ali enlivened many of his news conference and training sessions with poems. Im standing so proud. You are as old as you think you are. There aint no such thing as black Muslims. Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., 17 January 1942 - 3 June 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist, who was the Heavyweight Champion of the World three times between 1964 and 1979. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. And they let me back on my terms - I didnt deny nothing I believe. KMJQ Featured Video. Id think, this ship must be sinking, right? UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Ali, Ali, Ali, Ali. The Russian standing right here, and the Pole right here. xY[o~7I@^I Also remember that when presenting information, rhythm and timed pauses are key to retaining an audience and delivering an impactful message. The fight was held in the African nation of Zaire; it was insensitively called the "rumble in the jungle." It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. I was so busy I didnt have time to run in street gangs. So you got black people in an all-white country and they dont know nothing about themselves. He is also often regarded as one of 'the greatest' athletes to have ever existed. You see movies of gangsters or fighters and somebody come up and hit him. I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. They later agreed with me on just that subject. stream The teachings of Elijah Muhammad on how black people have been brainwashed. MP: But I remember one fight I saw, I think you gave him a real going over, I think it was Zora Folley? Muhammad Ali and Rudie Lubbers fought a twelve-round boxing match in Jakarta on October 20, 1973. Ali was drafted by the United States military in 1966 and called up for induction in 1967. If I say the mans going to fall in round five, like your man Henry Cooper here, he was stopped in round five but it was on a cut - it wasnt because he was out. The nose is bleeding, the eyes cut, the teeth is out, and the brain might have a concussion just to please you human beings. 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. When the flights all right and smooth Im still thinking, what if the engine blow up? What if a fools got a bomb on it?. Introduction. I hated every minute of it. Identifying you as property of certain masters. Repeat that question. MP: Do you find that peoples attitude in America changed towards you. They went into an African prison and shot 35 brothers of mine - I knew most of them - they killed them outright they had no weapons. I always wondered why Tarzan is the King of the Jungle in Africa, he was white. What is the greatest speech ever? I am beautiful. And I said, Im not going to be that kind of a fighter. Pigeons fly with pigeons. Why do you reject integration? The fight goes like this: Ding! And I went downtown, I sat down, and I said, A cup of coffee, a hotdog., The lady said, We dont serve Negroes. I was so mad, I said, I dont eat them either, just give me a cup of coffee and a hamburger., You know, I said, Im the Olympic gold medal-winner. Im sad because I want to bow out of my race and leave my beautiful identity? 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. Muhammad Ali turns 70 today and the boxing legend has his fair share of memorable quotes. Or do you think there will be a fight? Im sick and tired Im getting off this show. MP: Talking about fear, do you ever get scared - or nervous - before a fight? Poem written after winning the gold medal in the 1960 Olympic Summer Games in Rome, Italy, p. 35, Since I won't let the critics seal my fate, they. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. And after these things that I heard in church, a preacher and watching this and that, I knew something was wrong but I couldnt pinpoint it. We got white Muslims, brown Muslims, yellow Muslims, tan Muslims, red Muslims and black muslims - were the same all over. In the mornings I would run, looking forward to future golden gloves and Olympic tournaments. Ali would subsequently go on to attend the rallies and lectures of Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad. When you were a kid in Louisville, did you get involved in fist fights and things like that? If I'm gonna die, I'll die now right here fighting you, if I'm gonna die. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. A man who is not courageous enough to take risks will never accomplish . MA: A swing at ME? This is part of whats wrong with you -- you do too much singing. But if I kept my mouth shut, because I can make millions, that isnt doing nothing. Im just in the galley working and I never could get up to see the captain of the ship. MA: Its aint sad that I want my child to look like me? This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 18:34. Oh, yeah, he's a big dude and he hits hard, you know, I'll call him what he wants. Do they have a lot of bathrooms in Heaven?. You cant sing up on freedom, but you can swing up on some freedom. "If you just asked him, he'd tell you. One judge was so outrageous he gave Frazier eleven rounds and I only won four rounds - and even the least boxing fan would know that was totally impossible for me just to have won four rounds. I loved Muhammad Ali, he was my friend. And I got there too late and I heard a man say, And still, the heavyweight champion of the world, Rocky Marciano. 212 S 14th Street, STE B, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Muhammad Ali with his trainer Angelo Dundee ahead of his fight with Ernie Terrell at the Astrodome, Houston, February 1967. ", "At home I am a nice guy but I don't want the world to know. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. He's been preaching he never mentioned England. I never heard that before I got to England - seriously, I never heard this before. Do you have fears of anything at all? 6. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Put your money where your mouse is. And not only became the champion of the whole world, but better than all of those before me. I'm so mean, I make medicine sick. We also wanted to listen back to Ali himself - his humor and his voice. MP: What about the poetry - was that your idea? 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