As a self promoter, nobody and I mean nobody, does it better than Muhammad Ali. He’s one of my all time favorite sports figures and general personalities. He cracks me up too and when I saw him light the torch at the Olympics Opening Ceremony I was saddened by his illness but not his spirit.

As far as his successes go, he’s way up there at the top of any ones list for accomplishments and if you read his biography you would certainly agree. Like athletes and celebrities of any kind, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, even Tiger Woods to name a few, every once in a while someone comes along that pushes the envelope of stardom, skill and achievement where the bar is raised so high it appears that no one will knock them off. At least not in our lifetime. Muhammad is one of those people and he’s still draws a huge crowd wherever he goes.

Quietly generous and can barely utter a sound now he is one of the most recognizable people in the world and it suits him perfectly. Muhammad Ali understands his place in the world and in history and although he had is personal ups and downs he always stayed calm and handled it. Things are different than they are now and he was the reason I watched heavy weight boxing. do they even have heavy weight boxing anymore? I have no idea who the champ is. Now they have that crazy Ultimate Fighter and that just doesn’t interest me at all.

We’ve been having discussions about sports stars since Derek Jeter and LeBron James keep making headlines and it made us wonder what happened to all the fun guys like Ali, McEnroe, Pete Rose and Mike Tyson. Like I always say about Tyson, you have to admire a guy who can squander a half billion dollars.

Craig

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