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Muhammad Ali's core principles of confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect, and spirituality guided him and made him one of the most beloved symbols of peace and well-being in America and the world. First known for boxing, and later for his conscientious stance on the Vietnam War draft, Ali focused his awareness of the needs of his fellow citizens and those in the developing world to direct his good work. In addition to challenging racial and religious preconceptions at home, he served as a symbol of hope and a catalyst for constructive international dialogue, delivered sorely-needed medical supplies to an embargoed Cuba, provided more than 22 million meals to the world’s hungry, and helped secure the release of fifteen U.S. hostages from Iraq during the first Gulf War. The United Nations named him a Messenger of Peace, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as well as Amnesty International’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In September 2012, he was the recipient of the prestigious National Constitution Center Liberty Medal. Among his many projects, Muhammad cofounded the Muhammad Ali Center with his wife Lonnie, and contributed substantially to the awareness and research efforts regarding Parkinson’s disease. Visit the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, or online at AliCenter.org.Hana Ali is former heavyweight boxing champion of the world Muhammad Ali's daughter and lives near her father and stepmother in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
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The Foundation of LifeI can remember, when I was just a kid in Louisville, Kentucky, my mother would wake my brother and me early every Sunday morning. She would come into our room, kiss us on the forehead, and say in a gentle whisper, "Wake up, tinky baby, wake up, Rudy, we're going to thank the Lord!"My mother would sometimes call me "GG," too, because those were the first syllables I had spoken. After I won the Gold Gloves, I told her that from the very beginning I was trying to say "Golden Gloves." I thought my mother had a tiny little bird nose. I don't know why I thought that, because birds don't have noses, but from the moment I said it we all started calling her Mama Bird. After waking me and Rudy, Bird would cook us a nice breakfast. While we ate, she would iron our best clothes and lay them out on the bed. Then she would call us for a bath. After getting dressed, Rudy and I would go outside to sit on the front porch and shoot marbles before we headed off for Sunday school.I can remember trying hard not to get dirty. I knew I looked handsome in my freshly ironed shirt and bow tie. When Bird walked out beside my father, Cassius Clay, or Cash, I remember looking up at them with pride, thinking how pretty she looked and how handsome he was with his thick black mustache. Cash would often say to me, "Most men envy me because they can't grow a mustache as long and thick as mine."What he said has always stuck with me. I think that to him, his mustache was a source of pride. To this day, every so often, I let my own grow.I had a strong foundation growing up; my parents were loving, affectionate people. Ever since I can remember, my father was always hugging and kissing us. He would say "give me those jaws" (his term for kissing our cheeks). Then he kissed us until our cheeks turned red. Cash always made me feel important. Although, at times my father had a quick temper, and my parents had disagreements, I had a happy home life and I knew that I was loved. My parents made me feel special. When it wasn't my father's affection, it was my mother's stories. Mama Bird was always telling me about the time I was born. She said that I was such a pretty baby, everyone thought I was a girl, and that from the moment they brought me home, Cash was "biting my jaws." My parents weren't perfect, but they each had a loving nature. My father was a painter. He made his living painting murals and signs. Almost every Baptist church around Louisville has his work in them. My father was very talented; I have one of his paintings hanging on my office wall, right above my desk. Cash used to tell people that he wasn't just a painter; he was an artist. Sometimes he would take me and Rudy to work with him. Cash would teach us how to mix the paint and lay out a sign. I could draw a little, but nothing special. It was Rudy that took after Cash. He is an artist, too. Cash used to say that if it weren't for the way things were then, a lot more people would have known what he could do. My father raised us well. He made sure we were surrounded by good people, taught us to always confront the things we feared, and to try to be the best at whatever we did. After delivering his advice, Cash would say, "These are the things my father said to me, and you don't learn them by accident, they have to be taught."Cash was one of a kind; he was full of life and energy. He loved hugging, kissing, talking, and debating. He was my father and my friend. He was at my side when he could be and we had a lot more good times together than bad.Sometimes, after school, when we finished our homework, Rudy and I would play outside with some of the other kids in the neighborhood. I used to ask Rudy to throw rocks at me to see if he could hit me. He thought that I was crazy, but no matter how many he threw, he could never hit me. I was too fast. I was running left, and right, ducking, dodging, and jumping out of the way. My brother and I had a lot of fun together, we never really got into fights. My mother used to tell me that when I was about four, whenever she would try to discipline Rudy, I would step in and say, "Don't you spank my baby." Rudy and I have always been close. He's my younger brother and I love him.I wasn't much trouble as a child, but when I did cut up, Mama Bird just sat me in a corner and put an old bear head rug in the middle of the floor. I was so scared of it, I didn't move an inch. I thought the rug might jump up and bite me. My mother was a gentle lady. She always spoke in a tender voice and I never heard her say a bad thing about anyone. She didn't gossip or meddle in other people's business. She taught us that prejudice was wrong, and to always treat people with love and respect. My mother loved to cook, eat, make clothes, and be with her family. I loved her very much; there's never been anyone better to me in my whole life.I learned a lot from my parents while I was growing up. I noticed how they remained dignified in the face of injustice. I saw how they responded to the people around them; I witnessed how my mother would forgive, not hate. And how Cash always held his head high and he worked hard. Growing up, we were poor in terms of money, but we were rich to have had so much love and pride in our household. We were raised with strong values and learned the importance of integrity and compassion. More important than the words, I learned by their example.My mother was a Baptist and my father was a Methodist, but we always went to my mother's church. She taught us everything she believed was true about God. Cash used to say that he let Mama Bird raise us her way, because she was a good Baptist, and that a woman is better than a man, so we should follow our mother.When I was in junior high school I applied for a job cleaning the blackboards and desks and doing odd jobs at Spalding College in Louisville. Sister James Ella gave me the job. I made a few dollars a week, working under the direction of Sister Ann. Sister James Ella was a sweet lady. She showed me how to clean shelves and sweep the floor. She passed away a few years ago, but I will always remember her. I had a good childhood. There were obstacles, and hardships, but I remained on the straight path. I kept my values in mind, and my faith remained strong. Although my religion would change later in my life, God was always in my heart.My mother once told me that my confidence in myself made her believe in me. I thought that was funny, because it was her confidence in me that strengthened my belief in myself. I didn't realize it then, but from the very beginning, my parents were helping me build the foundation for my life.Copyright © 2004 by Muhammad Ali Family Trust
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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (May 18, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1476747377
ISBN-13: 978-1476747378
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Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
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Love the story told at his memorial byRabbi Joe Rapport of Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom in Louisville gave a moving account of the boxing great's encounter with a Christian man who needed a ride.It's a story Hana [Ali] tells about her father towards the end of his book, "The Soul of a Butterfly".Hana is driving her father to a bookstore on one Sunday to pick up some Bibles and Qurans for a project that he's working on. They pass an elderly man standing by the road with a Bible in one hand and his thumb in the air with another. They offer him a ride.And he thanks them, saying that he's on his way home from church, he only needs to go a few miles down the street... Hana asked where he lives. He doesn't want to trouble them or go out of their way. He has no idea who is sitting in the front seat of this car.Until Muhammad Ali turns around and says, 'It's no trouble at all. We're just on our way to a bookstore to buy some Bibles and Qurans.'Once the man gets over meeting the greatest of all time, he insists that he has three Bibles in his house and he'd be pleased to give them to Ali in appreciation for the ride. Ali thanks him but says he wants to pay for the Bibles. The man says, no, the Bibles were meant as a gift. Ali asked him what he does for a living and it turns out that the man had a stroke and he's been forced into retirement. Ali then tries to hand him a big pile of money for the Bibles.But the man refuses and this is where things get interesting. Ali says, 'Take the money, man, I'm trying to get into heaven.' And the man replies, 'So am I.'Ali is not taking 'no' for an answer. He says, 'If you don't take the money, I might not get in.' And the man replies, 'If I do take your money, I might not get in.'They arrive at his home and the man invites him in to meet his wife of 30 years. He gives Ali the Bibles. Ali slips the money under a napkin on the kitchen table. They are about to leave and Hana gives the man her phone number and tells him to call her if he ever needs a ride home from church again.Sitting in the car, Ali turns to his daughter and asks, 'Would you really go out of your way and pick him up, drive him all the way home?' And she says yes. And with tears in his eyes, he says, 'That's me in you.'He says, 'You're on the road to heaven.'"
Since Muhammad Ali was arguably the most famous American Muslim, I chose this book in hopes of a better understanding of Islam. In it, he details the highlights of his life and his spirituality in a series of very simple and sincere short stories. I think anyone who has admired him will only find their admiration multiplied many times by reading these "Reflections". While he makes it clear how and why Islam served him from the time of his conversion, he is also clear about respecting the equivalence and value of all religions. His roles as a boxer and an entertainer were just the beginning of his greatness. As an inspiration for a more peaceful and loving life, he is at least among The Very Greatest!
My heartfelt thanks to Hana Yasmeen Ali and her father for this beautiful work of love and hope. While an high school student I became aware of "The Greatest" and fell in love with him. I was a student at a predominately white school run by the Christian Bros. Everyone seemed to hate Ali for his brashness - not me. When I watched his fights I knew that I was witnessing an incredible man. I knew that I would not live to see anyone like him again. I won many lunches at school from fellow students who wanted to see him loose in the worst way possible. Evidently we were not experiencing the same fighter. Ali used to give the credit to God after winning or loosing. When Ali refused the government draft into the military on religious grounds I prayed for his safety. The courage he exhibited outside the ring surpassed any other effort. So many turned their backs to him it was a shame. There is a beautiful family picture included with this book. May I become the loving father to my children which Ali is to his.
I can't review the quality of the book itself, I couldn't read it. The quality of the printing is terrible. The cover image is slightly blurred and the printing in the interior is literally faded. It looks like it was printed with the last of an ink cartridge. Some of the printing is so light it's barely readable. The image shown here shows a page with not onky faded printing, but the position is crooked.This was purchased as a gift for someone. I'm glad I didn't have it shipped directly.
This audio book of Ali's 2008 book will prob be almost impossible to find now but if you can get it...GET IT! Ali up in his Age and Wisdom reflects on life, love and religion! I am so glad he wrote it. what a great legacy he left for the world, i hope the world will appreciate it!
I bought this 1 day before the customer review talked about bad printing. This is really bad when half of text is so faint that you can't read the book. There was one additional comment about this as well. Does this mean that all others had good printing.who gave 5 stars. Like the review said it may be an e book printed. Really disappointing to have faint light text non readable throughout interspersed with dark printing. Wouldn't have purchased this particular printing if I had known this.
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