In the Spirit of The Champion,
Muhammad Ali, a hero of our time
Jim Brown, left, and Bill Russell, right, stand behind Muhammad Ali before the Ali Humanitarian Awards ceremony Saturda. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
This weekend, the Muhammad Ali Center awarded football great and courageous civil rights advocate Jim Brown and Bill Russell its Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award. But the real celebration was for Muhammad Ali himself, a giant now weakened by his three-decade struggle with Parkinson’s.
Ali was a champion in the ring. “I am the greatest,” he said, and he was telling the truth.
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Muhammad Ali, a hero of our time
Jim Brown, left, and Bill Russell, right, stand behind Muhammad Ali before the Ali Humanitarian Awards ceremony Saturda. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
This weekend, the Muhammad Ali Center awarded football great and courageous civil rights advocate Jim Brown and Bill Russell its Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award. But the real celebration was for Muhammad Ali himself, a giant now weakened by his three-decade struggle with Parkinson’s.
Ali was a champion in the ring. “I am the greatest,” he said, and he was telling the truth.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/jackson/30179624-452/muhammad-ali-a-hero-of-our-time.html#.VCxZaWddWSq