Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story

ISBN-13: 9781536999372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 58 str.

MR Philip Brown

Opis

Nobody had a life quite like Muhammad Ali. He won an Olympic Gold Medal at 18, the world heavyweight championship at 22. He was charismatic, hugely talented, a gifted self publicist who titled himself modestly as 'The Greatest ' He put his career and whole future at risk when he refused the draft for the Vietnam War and took the Muslim faith. His stand on Vietnam cost him his ring career and he was banned for three years. From being a world champion - he became an outcast. When he got his boxing license back he won the title again and his fights became world events watched by millions. His fast hands and faster tongue set him apart - he gave boxing a new lease of life. Outside the ring he fought for respect and equal opportunity for African Americans. He campaigned globally for humanitarian causes and was recognized by the United Nations. In his retirement he used his fame to help oppressed people everywhere, even after he was cruelly hit by illness. This is the story of a man who went from triumph to near disaster, back to triumph then forward to campaigning for the greater good. As President Obama said, "Ali shook up the world and the world is better for it." His life has made us all richer.