When you're 65, ain't too much more to do. As you said, the black Muslim movement. Copyright 2023 Big Fish Presentations, All Rights Reserved. xY[o~7I@^I Born Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, Kentucky. We are happy to announce that we are now part of the ThreeSixtyEight family. What moves him to call me up here?. He's got speed and endurance. endobj So I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. Muhammad Ali. What's really hurting me, the name Islam is involved, and Muslim is involved and causing trouble and starting hate and violence. Are you fearless? Keeps them out of trouble. SettingsHD. You cannot lynch and rape and kill and urn and castrate a man and rape his women for 400 years and slave em and burn em and still mistreat em causing trouble everywhere they go and then youre going to say hes not the devil? A character, a comedian, and a sometimes poet. Because we were way down as far as I was concerned. But he would take his time and had sharp, hard punches. These are countries that don't follow the Kentucky Derby. I saw this white man swinging around Africa with a diaper on, hollering. I know the real God. Have you always had this gift, thinking right back? Get ready to meet God.. Of course, he had a strange job, beating people up. MA: I cant really say. Singles from I Am the Greatest. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far. ", "Now the things that once were so effortlessmy strong voice and the quickness of my movementsare more difficult. I missed four but I predicted, which is almost a miracle. I am beautiful. Muhammad Ali was a very good boxer, but he was not unbeatable. Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. No Im not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over. MP: Were you in a gang as a kid - were you running with a gang? And then this is when I knew something was wrong. Which is five times the population of the United States. And the flag is going dun-dun-dun-dun. At the time, he was 21 years old. Whys he so nice to me now? Muhammad Ali was charmingly cocky, he was an entertaining braggart, he was an entrancing presence whether you liked boxing or not. MP: As I said in my introduction to you, you are as much now a political figure as you are an athlete. And Miss World was always white, and Miss Universe was always white. Now we will fight, but we will not go looking to start one. Can I ask what the problem is, if it is indeed a problem to you, about being regarded as one of the most attractive men and the fan adulation from women? If you knew it was God calling you would fight for God. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.". I'm not a Christian anymore. This kid fights great. But Ali himself would reject many of the absurd superlatives heaped upon him in the days since he died. But I made a good living speaking in colleges. Impossible is not a fact. but we wanted to dig deeper into some of his most inspirational speaking moments. Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 42 and died in 2016 at the age of 74. Tags: audience, inspiration, perspective, public speaking, quotes, speech, tribute, Video, Your email address will not be published. MP: Are you saying that every white man in America is a devil? The buzzard like to fly in the desert. If he can prove hes not the devil, then he should get on television and call the man a liar. Clay is a good enough fighter, but it's unfortunate that he's a. At two or three days later, a plane crash landed here. I dont do that. It lasted six days but I sung four songs and there were critics, seriously, in New York who said that my part was perfect. How come the Chinese can go where I cant go in America? 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. But Im sure a lot of them would. And all of the Africans, hes beating them up and breaking the lions jaw, and heres Tarzan, talking to the animals. No good in him, no justice, he's gonna be destroyed! MP: When is your first recollection, as a child, of being a second class citizen? And the punch lifts Frazier clean out of the ring. Known as the king of motivational quotes, among other titles, Alis words of wisdom have been used to inspire greatness. You my enemy. Interview with Michael Parkinson (1974), quoted by Adam Lusher in ". They have alienated many from learning about Islam. Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) spars with challenger Floyd Patterson in 1965. Nobody. To be "The Greatest of All Time," boxing legend Muhammad Ali said you have to believe in yourself. The key thing to remember about the worlds captivation with Ali is that he truly fought for the world and not himself. Age is whatever you think it is. Tonight, I'm gonna whip you till you cry like a baby. Boxings a rough sport and you get hit a lot. Soon this will be old news. I shook up the world, I am the greatest, I'm king of the world, I'm pretty, I'm pretty, I'm a bad man, you heard me I'm a bad man. Four months after the Harvard speech, Ali survived 14 punishing rounds of boxing to defeat Joe Frazier in Manila. They all got different cultures. Just the idea of me, a humble fella from Kentucky, lucky in sports and now heres the house and the fight was piped in to places like Thailand in the government house, and Arabian officials took time off just to watch two men boxing. MP: When you were 12 and in your early teens, did you imagine yourself to be World Champion? It was on in every bar in America, even traffic stilled. 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. 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. You see movies of gangsters or fighters and somebody come up and hit him. Or should I just close the door and stay safe. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. MP: You mentioned earlier the fear that you have, and every fighter must have it, of getting his face messed in. I loved Muhammad Ali, he was my friend. I said, Man, I know Im going to get my people freedom. stream Its an opinion. Oh no. I really care nothing about boxing. Theyre not mad about nothing. But I think its sad that. So now Im going to forget the 400 years of lynching and killing raping and depriving my people feeding of justice and equality and the lowest of low last respect and Im going to look at two or three white people who are trying to do right and dont see the other million who are trying to kill me? What Im trying to say is - well, you say that but youre on a show you gotta say that. I won the Olympic gold medal in Rome, Italy. Download. I believe in Allah and in peace. Im getting more praise and credit for doing what Im doing now on this show than coming here and beating five of your English champions. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. There were a few little street gangs sitting in the spotlights at night time - talking and playing marbles. And theyre just so happy to see a black man who will stand up and jeopardise every quart hes got to tell the truth. Pigeons fly with pigeons. MP: But I remember one fight I saw, I think you gave him a real going over, I think it was Zora Folley? But I said to myself, 'Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion'. The play didnt make it but I was a success. In 1971 the boxing legend sat and chatted to Michael Parkinson about his career, his beliefs and his poetry. Well, Americas in too much trouble - I dont want that job now. It's just a job. MUHAMMAD ALI: Well, I knew to draw money to make people, the, or the rich people, meaning the White people at the time who could buy ring side seats. It was in round seven, everything was going good. You my opposer when I want justice. If he hits you once, you're asleep for the night. Then, he spread it over a span of a lifetime and he served it to each and every deserving person he met.. And they rape our women daily. "It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.". One of the greatest American heavyweight boxing champions, Muhammad Ali was known as much for his flamboyant self-promotion and controversial political stances as for his boxing ability. Ali was honest enough to admit it. Response to the question, "What would you like people to think about you when you've gone?" I am the greatest! 2 0 obj And you know after that fight, Frank wouldnt talk to him. 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. "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Ive always been one to Im not just a boxer. So, like Floyd Paterson and other fighters, they just dont take part. All rights reserved. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. Variant transcription: Who would have thought, when they came to the fight. I shook up the world, I'm the king of the world. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was a boxer I still might get killed next week in some kind of freedom struggle and youd ever hear the news. I took my gold medal, thought Id invented something. 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. Required fields are marked *. Ive been on planes flying through thunder storms when the pilot says, ladies and gentlemen, we tried to fly around it but we cant so its going to be rough. And then he got in his opponents corner and got some deodorant and sprayed it, holding his nose, and he was trowing out at people and making out all kinds of bad gestures. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. And if the white man aint the devil, hes been aiming at the history of the Americans. Fullscreen. <> And when we land, would I be able to get my life raft out? If Cassius says a cow can lay an egg, don't ask how. June 29, . Ladies and gentlemen, Muhammad Ali. 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? This is a strong indication for a presenter on the power of being humble and real. Ali was drafted by the United States military in 1966 and called up for induction in 1967. 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. Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. MP: Have you never lost your temper in the ring and really wanted to kill the guy? Do you think youve changed heavyweight boxing for the better? I am great! Tell me when Im wrong. MA: I make predictions about what Im going to do before a fight, that makes me nervous because Ive gotten so good at it until people really look for me to do it. Im not trying to get power over white. SIEGEL: Those were excerpts from Muhammad Ali's poem, "I Am The Greatest," recorded in 1963. Boxing is just to introduce me to the struggle. 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. . I went to the bank laughing every time. I have been warned that to take such a stand would cost me millions of dollars. He's being laid to rest in his hometown. Get up and say Elijah Muhammad is wrong when he says they are the devil? He attended the induction but refused to answer . And if I hurt my man Im going to let him go and Im not going to kill him just because somebodys watching. Could I first start of by asking you, youve been the champion of the world three times, and youre now the ex champion, do you feel that people are treating you differently now that you are the one-time champion? Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times. Sixteenth class. Impossible is potential. 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. Right after Joe Frazier, while he was still resting, I fought James Ellis. SUBSCRIBE For More Boxing & MMA Content!Follow Our Other Socials TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fightingcentre Instagram: https://www . What did I do? Before his fight with Archie Moore (1962), as quoted in. MA: Well, yes. Cite This Essay. I am now 35 years old; 30 more years I'll be 65. How theyve been taught to love white and hate black, how weve been robbed of our names in slavery. MA: Mostly by Rolls Royce. Would you like to be president? 650 likes. Chapter one . Theres a lot of money on the ship, but I cannot integrate on the ship or get equality on the ship. (Ive not been paid for that commercial). We love the classics -. It's just a job. It aint no despair. [4] But now, if I even say the wrong thing I make the news. 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. MA: Im nervous but not scared. Its a dare. Could I put this to you? I am not Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad Ali enlivened many of his news conference and training sessions with poems. Boxing great and cultural icon Muhammad Ali died Friday after a long battle with Parkinson's. And Im not going to deny I believe everything he teach and for white people in the country who are not devils, then they should prove they are not devils. When asked how he felt about the suspects in the. I did it to Floyd Paterson, I did and I did it to George Chuvalo, I did it to Carl Miltenberger, I did it to Henry Cooper when he started bleeding. She said, Listen, you quit saying that, boy. I was always curious. That was my last fight before they took my title in Madison Square Gardens. You dont believe that, do you? Santa Claus was white and everything bad was black. Elijah Muhammad, is the one who preached that the white man of America, number one, is the Devil. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. So, in 1971, Ive had just about five fights and Ive go three more planned after Buster Mathis. UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Ali, Ali, Ali, Ali. You my opposer when I want equality. MA: Oh were much different. Impossible is nothing. Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. But the white people of that time, if one had five slaves and his name was Jones, they would be called Jones property. Eurosport blog here's a few of Ali's most vicious, funny and profound quotes. "Don't count the days; make the days count.". 8. KMJQ Featured Video. For he cant start counting til Frazier comes down. Then I was on Joe Frazier. And this is happening all over the world. June 4, 2016. "If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.". With the help Yahoo! Responding to a press conference question as to whether he was a "card-carrying" member of the. Do you feel that Ali was the greatest boxer to step foot in the ring? Some of Muhammad Ali's children have found their own fame. Written by copywriter Aimee Lehto for a series of Adidas ads in which this was superimposed over stills of various figures, including Muhammad Ali. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.". Like Joe Lewis was one of the greatest fist fighters but didnt have the foot work. January 10th, 1957 April 4th, 1968 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is founded to help work for full Listen. Cassius Clay can sing, but singing didnt help him to become the heavyweight champion of the world; swinging helped him become the heavyweight champion. But when youre behind the wheel its not like that. He has no rhythm, no footwork, no class, he cannot talk. MA : Right, its different to others who have lost - or so called lost - the titles and others would say have gone downhill slightly. "It's a sad day for life, man. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay was an African - American heavyweight boxer. You are as old as you think you are. "After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. MA: No. Published: 16 May 2022, 17:00. 8:198-Minute Listen. If my mind can conceive it; and my heart can believe it then I can achieve it. I hated every minute of it. The hype was part of my job, like skipping rope. Because right now black people are at home shouting at home jumping because they dont have the nerve to say what Im saying and nobodys never said it. And he said, If I lose, Im catching the next jet out to Russia. And he was on course to fight Sonny Liston for the world heavyweight championship. No I dont pay it attention. tags: inspirational. 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 . 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. Impossible is temporary. "If you even dream of beating . Im just in the galley working and I never could get up to see the captain of the ship. I want everybody out there to know. Theres people dancing on a ship. As thousands of people mourn Muhammad Ali at his funeral in Louisville, Ky., NPR remembers his 1963 poem, "I Am The Greatest.". Muhammad Ali was a global superstar when he was interviewed by Michael Parkinson in 1971. So I kept working until I did it. Subscribe to Iconic: http://bit.ly/zVEuIYMuhammad Ali makes his legendary 'I Am The Greatest' speech to reporters ahead of his 1964 world title bout with Son. Im going to dance and be pretty. 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. We got white Muslims, brown Muslims, yellow Muslims, tan Muslims, red Muslims and black muslims - were the same all over. MP: If it ever came, and God hope it never does, into a war between black and white you would fight then? Sometimes I feel a lot of things but I keep it in. This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 18:34. ", "At home I am a nice guy but I don't want the world to know. I just won the gold medal and I couldnt eat downtown. If I'm gonna die, I'll die now right here fighting you, if I'm gonna die. People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. Why is that? The eagles like to hang out in the mountains. Like when my title was taken, boxing died. Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), the deposed world heavyweight boxing champion, told an anti-war rally at the University of Chicago on May 11, 1967 that there is a difference between fighting in the ring and fighting in Vietnam. MA: Right. 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 . Olympic champion. I fear aeroplanes. And when I heard it, Ive been free ever since. Gorgeous George, a famous American wrestler who is deceased now, was there talking before myself. Those who ever come in to prominence. But my main fight is for freedom and equality. The teachings of Elijah Muhammad on how black people have been brainwashed. I beat people up. "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 . And who told him he could sing? "If you just asked him, he'd tell you. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 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. ALI: By Cassius Clay. His agility was impressive, but what was most impressive was his confidence in himself. I've tussled with a whale. Muhammad Ali. 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?. 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 People got lives to live, bills to pay, mouths to feed. We are happy to announce that we are now part of the ThreeSixtyEight family. Great speakers today use the same tactic to find success present whats in it for the world, and you will be a champion in your own industry. And when Gorgeous George came down the aisle he had these two blonde beautiful girls carrying his robe so it wouldnt get dirty. Muhammad Ali delivered an epic victory speech after he beat George Foreman to regain the world heavyweight titles in October 1974. Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali's fourth wife came into his life in 1986. So now that Im free, now that Im no longer a slave, then I want a name of my ancestors. This will be like a good amateur fighting a real professional. The fight was held in the African nation of Zaire; it was insensitively called the "rumble in the jungle." Want to stay up-to-date with us? 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. mRCLjQp2W;O3Z m0LX`zX_>/sc`z(Xi There aint no such thing as black Muslims. But he also insisted a Muslim woman should be covered from head to toe. Ellis has got a family, hes an ex friend of mine and he wants to live too. When Cassius says a mouse can outrun a horse, don't ask how. % Tony Galento was a little heavy-set fella who hit real hard to the body. And that makes me nervous until I get started. Was John F Kennedy a devil? 00:00. MA: If a man dreamed to be, they better wake up and apologise. You dont shoot yourself. In this poem, Clay showcases his extraordinary poetic skills delivering lines that rhyme and are memorable. Tell Joe I'll win the fight." They said, "The nigger talks too much. Somebody say, ssshh!. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. And Frank Sinatra turned his back and walked out on him. 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