Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

By Expotera
June 10, 2016

On June 03, 2016 our world loss a boxing legend and global icon,
"Muhammad Ali" and today as the world mourns and prepares to
say goodbye to, "The Greatest" below is what Muhammad Ali had
to say to David Frost during a 1974 interview when Mr. Frost asked
Muhammad, "What would you like people to think about you when
you've gone?"

And below this is what Muhammad Ali had to say about, "Himself" in
a statement before his March 31, 1973 Heavy Weight Championship
Title Fight with George Foreman.

And now all I would like to say is, rest in eternal love and eternal
peace, "Champ" because you truly were, "The Greatest of All Time"
and as a final tribute to you, I now very humbly present a portion
of your 1974 interview with David Frost, along with your statement
right before your, "Heavy Weight Championship Title Fight" with
George Foreman, which was called, "The Rumble In The Jungle"
back on March 31, 1973:

Interview With David Frost (1974)

David Frost: What would you like people to think about you when you've gone?

Muhammad Ali: I'd like for them to say:

He took a few cups of love.
He took one tablespoon of patience,
One teaspoon of generosity,
One pint of kindness.
He took one quart of laughter,
One pinch of concern.
And then, he mixed willingness with happiness.
He added lots of faith,
And he stirred it up well.
Then he spread it over a span of a lifetime,
And he served it to each and every deserving person he met.

Statement Before His Fight With George Foreman (March 31, 1973)

Last night I had a dream,
When I got to Africa,
I had one hell of a rumble.

I had to beat Tarzan’s behind first,
For claiming to be King of the Jungle.

For this fight,
I’ve wrestled with alligators,
I’ve tussled with a whale.

I done handcuffed lightning,
And thrown thunder in jail.

You know I’m bad.

Just last week,
I murdered a rock,
Injured a stone,
Hospitalized a brick.

I’m so mean,
I make medicine sick.

I’m so fast, man,
I can run through a hurricane,
And don't get wet.

When George Foreman meets me,
He’ll pay his debt.

I can drown a drink of water,
And kill a dead tree.

Wait till you see,
Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)