Wise words from a decent man.
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This man had more influence on my life and character than my own father.
I will continue to aspire to live up to your example even though I am certain I will fall short.
Tweetالسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ اهْلِ ٱلدِّيَارِ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
نْتُمْ لَنَا فَرَطٌ
وَنَحْنُ إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمْ لاََحِقُونَPeace be upon the inhabitants of these graves, the faithful believers and Muslims.
You have preceded us,
and we, Allah willing, shall join you.
I was just verbally sparing with my girlfriend about the value of Muhammad Ali as an individual outside of his boxing ability and political statements. It’s no secret that I look up to him, so does my reverence make me biased? Read the rest of this entry »
Tweet1. Very remarkable; extraordinary.
2. Perceptible by the senses or through immediate experience.
If you asked me what living famous person I would like to meet I would say Stan Lee 9 times out of 10 (the other 1 I would say Muhammad Ali but I don’t think I would like to meet him in his current condition.) I would just love the chance to talk to a man who created so many timeless characters, who have all been able to be regenerated and refreshed across generations and cultures because they are all built around simple, human truths.
I wonder if my fellow Washington Heights-dweller (we don’t have a snappy “ite”) knew in the 70′s that some kid in Gaborone, Botswana would be reading stories about characters he created to help him deal with the dueling demons of racism, adolescence and sudden responsibility.
Thanks.
‘Nuff Said
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“If you want to be great, find someone you like, figure out what you like about them, then steal it.”
-B.B King
From a conversation with Journalist Thomas Hauser:
Muhammad Ali is humble in many ways, but he also takes pleasure in being famous.
Years ago, when Mike Tyson was in his prime, Ali asked me, “If I walked down one side of the street and Mike Tyson walked down the other, which of us would have more people on his side?”
“You would,” I answered honestly.
“If I walked down one side of the street and Bill Cosby walked down the other, who would have more people; Bill Cosby or me?”
“You.”
“If I walked down one side of the street and Little Richard, Chubby Checker and Chuck Berry all walked down the other, which side would have more people?”
“Yours.”
“Now Muhammad was on a roll.”
“If I walked down one side of the street and Elvis Presley walked down the other, who would have more people?”
“Muhammad, I’ll be honest with you,” I answered. “Overseas, you might. But here in the United States, I think it would be Elvis.”
That brought silence followed by, “Well, that’s because Elvis has been dead for a long time and people would want to see if it was really him.”
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