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Muhammad Ali dies!
I am sure that most of you have heard by now that he died..
His death Friday, at age 74 came after a lengthy battle against Parkinson's disease. Ali was diagnosed with the disease in 1984, three years after he retired from a boxing career that began when a skinny 12-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, amateur put on the gloves.
RIP Ali...you were "The Greatest!"
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Ali's life will be celebrated in his Kentucky hometown with ceremonies on Thursday and Friday.
Three off-duty Louisville police officers will escort his body to Kentucky, according to police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley.Ali's family also will accompany the body.
"Muhammad Ali belongs to the world, but he only has one hometown," Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said at a ceremony Saturday."The 'Louisville Lip' spoke to everyone, but we heard him in a way no one else could -- as our brother, our uncle, and our inspiration."
A public memorial is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. ET at the Yum Center, a basketball arena in the city where Ali grew up and began his amateur career as a 12-year-old.
Condolences to his family and friends.
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This one brought tears. What a great man and a heart full of love.
Yesterday on Face the Nation, Ali's biographer
told the story of when he and Ali were at some award ceremony, seated at the same table as Donald Trump. Ali leaned over and whispered in his ear in regard to DT. "He's not as big as he thinks he is. "
Ha! Made my day. Ali was quite the insightful man.
