Ali was blessed with a mission, the temperament and skills to get - TopicsExpress



          

Ali was blessed with a mission, the temperament and skills to get it done. Is it really fair to criticize others, or measure their value, in relationship to the Greatest. Arthur Ashe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and Jim Brown are just a few who heard the call and responded. Lets look at those inspired by Ali who did not pursue athletics. Lets look at the musical genre of rap which he is credited with inspiring attitudinally and poetically. Ali was and is and will always be much more than an athlete. Prior to his introduction to the NOI and Malcolm X, he was doing network variety show skits, clowning and being called the Louisville Lip. Despite being an undefeated heavyweight boxing phenomenon, he was well on his way to being cast as a clown. His close personal friendship with Sam Cooke, who offered financial assistance to both Malcolm and Martin prior to his murder in Dec. 1964, his associations with Dr. King and Malcolm are proof that God had something else in store for young Cassius Marcellus Clay of Louisville Kentucky. -oa-
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:13:24 +0000

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