Well, first, I'm a struggling writer, which means I still believe that my time hasn't yet been established, I'm a contrarian and I'm a life-long single guy: marriage, kids and growing up are hideous outcomes for me, so I'm fighting it. My persona on the board, while it is a characterization of me, is not too far from my personality and in my professional work as a writer. So in that sense, the board helps me understand how I can attract readers for my work, how my voice can find its way into print. I take it that most people here find my threads interesting but also a bit idiotic, which is not a bad place to be for a fiction writer.
Another one of my childhood heroes... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9Rj58ZTUNc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The Greatest
R.I.P. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C_fEIVwjrew" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Spoiler KO/8 vs Foreman (Oct. 30,1974) KO/1 vs Liston II (May 25, 1965) TKO/3 vs London (Aug. 6, 1966) TKO/15 vs Bonavena (Dec. 7, 1970) TKO/15 vs Wepner (Mar. 24, 1975) TKO/12 vs Jimmy Ellis (Jul. 26, 1971) KO/7 vs Jürgen Blin (Dec. 26, 1971) TKO/7 vs Zora Folley (Mar. 22, 1967) TKO/12 vs Floyd Patterson (Nov. 22, 1965) TKO/12 vs Karl Mildenberger (Sep. 10, 1966) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9l0D-02Aeuc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> from William Klein's Cassius, Le Grand (1964–65)
Not to get political, but I doubt anyone believes hewas a saint. In fact, that's what makes people like him be admired throughout the world. To fight his own personal demons and become a face for the struggle worldwide.
Don't see anyone nominating Ali for sainthood. And everyone can have a different opinion. That said, I also stand by my observation about predictability. A former colleague whose opinions were not always my own wrote this:
He had to be whitewashed for people like Donald trump to feel comfortable claiming him as a hero. Otherwise people might find it laughable
An absolute giant of a human being. Agree or not, Ali stood for so much in a very tough time for African Americans and fought for the rights of millions imo. Ali is a true American icon. RIP.
Eh you can't say that. He was born in a different time period. If you don't think he would have done a thing or two differently in our information age, I think that's a little naive. Yeah he stood up for his belief structure then, and I'm not saying he wouldn't have if he were a millennial or something. What I am saying is with the amount of money boxers make now, if you think he wouldn't be brand-conscious that's a pretty big leap of faith. Hell if he were born in this time period he could have ended up in UFC.
That's actually fine, (if in poor taste within 24 hrs of his death), but you should definitely apologize for being monolithically predictable. The fact that America lets people evolve, that America (used to) look below tweet-level reporting, that America can forgive and grow, is what (used to and could) really made/make the country great. And he was spitting straight truth about the Vietnam War. Eternal props to him standing by his beliefs and staging civil disobedience with real consequences.
Very sad day for me me and my family. My grandfather was diagnosed Parkinson's around the same time as Ali's and passed two years ago. Very sad what this illness does to people. Ali was larger than life and terrific human being cared for everyone. He's a great example of how you take a stand for your rights and what you believe in while also being a truely great role model to young people of all color. RIP goat Was greater out the ring as he was in.
