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Monday, 3 April 2017

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, think like Plato

Fellow citizens,

Two immortal moments in the history of sport.

Muhammad Ali vanquishing two brutal heavyweights - Sonny Liston and George Foreman - nine years apart.

Ali was given little chance of defeating either. Yet, not only did he win, he actually defeated Liston twice. This photo below is of his victory in the second battle.



Sonny Liston

George Foreman


 Ali defeating Liston


Ali defeating Foreman


And yet, and yet, with all that power and aggression, with all that brutality, with all that sporting prowess; he comes up with this as a philosophy for life:




What an extraordinary athlete, what an extraordinary human being.

Ali Bomaye.
 

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