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Favorite Athlete: Muhammad Ali

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Favorite Athlete: Muhammad Ali

Jul 31, 2013
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Favorite Athlete: Muhammad Ali

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I am asked to keep it short. Fewer than 100 words. On Muhammad Ali? I wrote a book on him, 128,000 words. I can do this. Best athlete I ever saw, ever will see. Smartest man in every room, couldn’t spell. Cruel when his game demanded he be cruel, kind every day of his life. Anyway, my cardiologist knows I love Ali. I do a stress test. Doc’s report: "You…

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