A short service for Muhammad Ali starts in 5 minutes in Louisville, Ky. Watch it live: https://t.co/hXA1kufNCO pic.twitter.com/amhhoDwWFi
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 9, 2016
Updated with full video
A short service for Muhammad Ali starts in 5 minutes in Louisville, Ky. Watch it live: https://t.co/hXA1kufNCO pic.twitter.com/amhhoDwWFi
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 9, 2016
Updated with full video
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Here’s a link to the full video John Ramsey eulogy for Ali
POWERFUL
http://www.cardchronicle.com/2016/6/10/11907564/watch-john-ramseys-eulogy-for-muhammad-ali
Transcript
JOHN RAMSEY: FIRST OF ALL, ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW LOUISVILLE ENDS, THE HEARTFELT PRAYERS. FOR LONN ALI, A VERY SPECIAL PRAYER. WE KNOW THAT MOHAMMED TA WAS — THAT THE THING WAS BLESSED WITH MANY GIFTS, BUT NONE — THAT MUHAMMAD WAS BLESSED WITH MA GIFTS. I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU, WHE I WAS IN THE PROCESSION AND SAW THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE WARMTH AND LOVE A RESPECT THAT WAS SHOWN FOR MUHAMMAD, MY HEART SWELLED I KNOW HE WAS WATCHING FROM ABOVE AND KNOW HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. SURPRISED.
I THINK MUHAMMAD WOULD SAY, OF ALL-TIME. I’M FEELING GOOD. MAN. I TELL YOU WHAT, HOW CAN WE LOSE [APPLAUSE] FEELING SO GOOD, I THINK I WILL MAKE A COME BACK AND CHANGE MY NAME BACK TO WALNUT THAT’S HOW I FEEL. [APPLAUSE] >> F ME, I ALWAYS FELT CONNECTED TO MUHAMMA, EVEN MAYBE IT WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS A LOUISVILLE BOY. LOVE THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS, [APPLAUSE] BUT AS OUR RELATIONSHIP EVOLVED, I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE FELT THIS PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH MUHAMMAD, AND THAT’S PART OF THE ALLEY MAGIC — ALL THE MAGIC. — ALI MAGIC.
IT WAS THE ATHLETE I WAS ATTRACTED TO. THAT KIND OF SIZE, SPEED, AGILITY, GRACE NOT ONL MADE HIM A HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD THRE TIMES, BUT IT MADE HIM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSMAN OF THE CENTURY. CERTAINLY IT MADE HIM A BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE COMBINATION OF COMPASSION, KINDNESS, LOVE, AND THE ABILITY TO LIFT US UP MADE HIM A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PERSON. [APPLAUSE] THERE ARE MANY STORIES ABOUT MUHAMM, BUT THERE ARE COUPLE ABOUT.
I REMEMBER BACK IN 2000, I MADE A TRIP TO THE SUMMER OLYMPICS WI MUHAMMAD, AND ONE DAY HE DECIDED WE WOULD GO SEE A BOXING MATCH, AND I REMEMBER WE WERE RINGSIDE AMERICA WINS, 15,000 PEOPLE ARE CHANTING USA COMING USA! — USA, USA! I WAS FILLED WITH PATRIOTIC PRIDE. THE BOXER CAME DOWN FROM THE RING, TOOK THE OBLIGATORY PICTURE WITH MUHAMMAD. HUNDREDS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM PICTURES.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CHEERING FOR FIGHTER. AND MUHAMMAD LEANED DOWN TO ME, WHISPERED IN MY E, I SEE THE LOSER. I SAID, EXCUSE ME? I WANT TO SEE THE LOSER. OFFICIAL AND LOSER. ROOM? WE GO THERE, THERE IS NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE. JUST A K IN THE CORNER ON HIS NECK. HE’ GOT A BLOODY MOUTH UNDER HIS EYE. THIS HAS TO BE T LOWEST POINT OF HIS ATHLETIC CAREER AT THE VERY LEAST. BUT LIKE HE LET DOWN HIS COUNT COUNTRY.
THE VIBE IN THAT ROOM WAS LITERALLY THE LOWEST OF LOW. BUT WHEN MUHAMMAD WALKS IN, THIS GET RECOGNIZES HIM INSTANTLY, AND IN BROKEN ENGLISH SHE SAYS, MUHAMMAD ALI! MOHAMMAD START DANCING, AND HE STARTS THROWING OUT JAZZ, AND THIS KID STARTS TALKING AND SMILING. COMMON THING GRABS HIM IN A BEAR MUHAMMAD GRABS HIM IN A BEAR HUG A SAYS, YOU ARE A CHAMPION, DON’T GIVE UP. I REMEMBER I WARMED MY HEART HOW HE TOOK THIS KID FROM HERE [APPLAUSE] AND I REMEMBER, I GOT IN THE CAR AN SAID, MUHAMMAD, I TRIED TO BE A NICE GUY, BUT I WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT. I DID NOT GIVE THAT LOSING FIGHTER A SECOND THOUGHT. GREATEST. HE SAID, TELL ME SOMETHING I [LAUGHTER] TO ME, HE IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF A HUMAN I HAVE EVER SEEN. GREAT HUMAN BEING I HAVE EVER SEEN.POSSESSES. THAT WAS MUHAMMAD ALI. BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT THIS. MUHAMMAD WAS THE COOLEST CAT IN THE ROOM.
HE WAS GOOD-LOOKING, HE HAD CHAR, HE HAD CHARISMA. WHAT SWAGGER WAS. I REMEMB ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO, HE WENT IN TOWN TO VISIT HIS MOTHER, AND HE WANTE TO GO TO OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE. BIG MUHAMMAD FAN. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A ALL THESE GUYS HAVE THEIR NUMBERS ON THEIR SHIRTS. THESE GUYS LINED UP FOR AN AUTOGRAPH AND I SAID, MUHAMMAD, THE BAD GUY. HE’S LIKE, NO, I’LL SIGN BETWEEN BITES. CAN TELL HE’S A BIG FAN. HE WAS SCARED TO DEATH. HE SAID, I S THE STANCE YOU MADE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. VIETNAM WAR. I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE MY HERO. YOU ARE MY HERO.
HAMED SAID TO TH GUY, — MUHAMMAD SAID THAT T GUY, YOU ARE THE REAL HERO, SAVING BABIES, PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE YOU ARE THE REAL HERO. QUICKLY. HE SAID, MAN, BUT YOU FOUGHT THE BE. PATTERSON. YOU FOUGHT BIG GEORGE FOREMAN. YOU FOUGHT SMOKING JOE FRAZIER. MU SAID, YEAH, BUT JOE WASN’T [APPLAUSE] A GOOD LINE. THAT DOWN. ABOUT SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AND KISSING BABIES. NEEDED FOOD IN A THIRD WORLD WOULD TRAVEL WITH A CHECK. IF THERE WAS A CONFLICT AND HE MUHAMMAD WILL TRAVEL.
THERE WERE HOSTAGES TO BE ACTION. ON OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES, AND I THINK IT IS RIGHT HERE IN YOUR PROGRAM, MUHAMMA SAID, SERVICE FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON EARTH. I JUST WANT T SAY, CHAMP, YOUR RANT IS PAID IN FULL. — FULL. [APPLAUSE] IN FACT, I THINK HE PAID IT FORWARD, BECAUSE HE HAS TAUGHT US TO LOVE, RATHER THAN TO HATE. LOOK FOR COMMONALITIES, RATHER THAN DIFFERENCES. FOR ALL OF US. AS WE ALL KNOW NOW, THE FIGHT IS OVER, BUT I AM HERE TO TELL YOU, UNANIMOUS. BECAUSE OF MUHAMMA ALI, WE ALL WIN, THE WORLD WINS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MUHAMMAD.
IT IS TIME FOR A MAN OF PEACE TO REST IN PEACE. THANK YOU MUHAMMAD.
“Michael J. Fox On Muhammad Ali’s Impact On Parkinson’s Disease | TODAY”
https://youtu.be/wVDOdtOwop4&rel=0
https://twitter.com/CoreyEalons/status/741392518181457920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Welcoming Ali
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13402653_642953905857724_1957353873_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI2OTg4NzI4NjQwNjk5Njk4Mw%3D%3D.2
Hey Chicas! One of my Twitter pals writes poetry. She’s very good. For your pleasure.
Ali Answers His Final Bell
http://mypoeticside.com/show-poem-58389
A giant among men has finally been laid to rest
Father time remains undefeated, but Ali is still the best
He planned out his funeral. Wanted all his fans to attend
Friends and enemies alike. Best time for fences to mend
Thousands came to see Ali off. Couldn’t believe that he was felled
Fought the good fight on earth, but Heaven will answer the next bell
He’ll be buried where the legend started. Hometown Louisville
Dignitaries flew in from everywhere. A great testament to his will
“The Greatest” was not always loved as we’re told by history
His brave stance helped end a bad war we chose to fight overseas
Not everyone appreciated his lip. Didn’t always care for his talk
But no one questioned his steely resolve, or the way he never balked
He had some tough fights and Liston seemed an impossible match
We learned that impossible is nothing. Everything is within our grasp
Gave us a great moment in Atlanta. Lit the huge Olympic cauldron
A signature moment of the ’96 games. That memory hasn’t fallen
Next time you see a young kid sweating. Putting work into the gym
Tell him about “The Greatest.” And how we won’t see another like him
beautiful
Wonderful!
Amazing. Thank you so much for the share.
Ali Belongs To The Ages
Ali started with nothing and made his name in the sweet science
Louisville not the best place for a Black man not looking for bias
Got into boxing as a good way to channel his youthful energy
Given his background he could’ve easily contracted lethargy
A great opportunity to fight awaited him in the city of Rome
He won a gold medal, but an unpleasant surprise waited at home
Walked into a diner for a meal and the greeting made him quiver
They refused to serve Cassius so he tossed his medal in the river
Turned professional with dreams of becoming heavyweight champ
Had a beast named Sonny Liston waiting at the end of the ramp
No one gave Clay a chance against the big hulking monster
But fear never entered his mind. Wasn’t anywhere on his roster
The young challenger agitated and prodded Liston to distraction
Sonny paid him little mind which seemed to give Clay great satisfaction
The young Olympian talked mucho trash and was a peerless promoter
Spit dope rhymes in the pre-rap era and was quite the TV joker
On fight night Clay frustrated Liston and a new champion was unfurled
He talked about how pretty he was and how he “Shook up the world!”
A few years later he changed his name and refused to go to Vietnam
The government stripped his boxing titles and didn’t seem to give a damn
Ali fought the decision and won while his fans cried real tears
By that time he was past his prime and lost valuable boxing years
A huge fight was arranged where Muhammad would fight Joe Frazier
Many thought Ali still had one left in him and would shock and amaze us
But it was not to be even though the fight has huge social import
Poor Ali had been away much too long and could not hold the fort
Later fought for the title in Zaire. His loyal fans chanted “Ali Bumaye”
Showed us his “Rope-A-Dope” strategy. Prayers were answered on that day
Found out later that Ali was not right and he had fought much too long
Parkinson’s made his hands shake and we knew something was really wrong
He made a surprised appearance and lit the Olympic cauldron to much acclaim
This was a breakthrough. We rarely saw the disabled on this kind of public display
Now here we are at the end and Ali won’t take any more public stages
He’ll be entering a new ring in the sky. For now he belongs to the ages.
Read more at: Ali Belongs To The Ages Poem, by DubbleDhee, at My poetic side http://mypoeticside.com/show-poem-58310#ixzz4BImWDAyy
Applause!
Have Kleenex near by.
So moving that I feel all of our hearts are connected in grateful tears as we appreciate all that Muhammad Ali did to make the world better and to bring us together.
John Ramsey’s tribute was PHENOMENAL too! If you find the tweet video, could you please post?
THANKS!
https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/741389404581683200
The world still needs him…still needs his strength hope compassion and conviction (Hope we can get that complete quotation)
https://twitter.com/ghazalairshad/status/741385054799208448
Billy Crystal was AMAZING
https://twitter.com/CitizenSlant/status/741383595168653313
https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/741383786441650176
https://youtu.be/bOKCoctNk9A&rel=0
Billy Crystal’s 1979 performance 15 Rounds :
https://youtu.be/fUNLDqcXG-Q&rel=0
Beautiful eulogy.
Natasha Mundkur, moving tribute to Ali I was in tears.
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/741372281574817792
https://twitter.com/NBCBLK/status/741368289729871872
https://twitter.com/TheVoiceNews/status/741374069807931392
Yes! Miracles can happen.
Thanks SG2 for posting all the tweets and videos of Muhammad Ali’s funeral. (I just woke up from a long 3+ hour nap. And will catch up on reading now.)
I was napping too, and woke up in time to hear Ambassador Shabazz to present speakers, deeply moving memories shared.
Lonnie Ali Is up
With so much demonizing of Islam, to see this …..it’s beautiful.
https://twitter.com/thedropkings/status/741369688249208832
Lord, Attallah Shabazz spoke so eloquently, Divinely.
The Champ had some STRONG genes. Married different women , yet you can see him in the kids and grandkids.
https://twitter.com/ruqxx/status/741369703311015936
This has been a beautiful home going. 😢😢
https://twitter.com/rolandsmartin/status/741367286649487364
https://twitter.com/Kindredthefam/status/741366688390742019
This is the meaning of TRUE POWER.
https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/741344760271536128
https://twitter.com/WajahatAli/status/741365722874556417
BWA HA HA HA HA
Ha ha. But if Trump were invited you can bet he would’ve been there.
https://twitter.com/Delo_Taylor/status/741366125200572416
https://twitter.com/Delo_Taylor/status/741364343716118528
ON POINT
Applause!
https://twitter.com/WDRBNews/status/741361219202879488
POWERFUL. You can’t deny true AMERICANS.
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/741361644400455681
Rabbi Lerner is taking name and KICKING ASS.
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/741356243613323264
https://twitter.com/RFauzyzero/status/741356268514873344
https://twitter.com/MsTee50/status/741356304053219328
https://twitter.com/EBONYMag/status/741352678836568065
https://twitter.com/hollyrpeete/status/741354486996860928
https://twitter.com/TIME/status/741353914205908993
https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/741336672961503233
https://twitter.com/GetJETmag/status/741352536926523396
https://twitter.com/AnnCurry/status/741351183567196160
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/741348241158111234
https://twitter.com/BritniDWrites/status/741347710536548352
https://twitter.com/TinyMuslimah/status/741351657011830785
https://twitter.com/NBCBLK/status/741347809207681024
Muhammad Ali was a man with deep faith.
https://img.meutimao.com.br/_upload/forumtopico/2016/06/04/ali-praying.jpg
https://twitter.com/AnuPres1/status/741318825694597120
Love seeing the outpouring of respect for the Champ 😢😢
https://twitter.com/thisisgurusingh/status/741309306834944001
https://twitter.com/tobyharnden/status/741304557662277632
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/741303418275401730
https://twitter.com/CortezCards/status/741282963657220096
https://twitter.com/MClevenger_CJ/status/741281970790010882
https://twitter.com/VihaanSingh20/status/741281612948733953
https://twitter.com/GMA/status/741273242774605827
Thanks for all your post on Ali’s funeral, Yahtzee!
I’m a little under the weather today.
Yw, Ametia.
I am sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. I hope you start feeling better real soon.
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/12700000/Get-Well-Soon-yorkshire_rose-12721259-500-350.gif
https://youtu.be/UlYIXBjj9Aw&rel=0
https://twitter.com/NataliaWAVE3/status/741254323942789120
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/741251084266672128
https://twitter.com/ScottTWCNews/status/741252433633017856
https://twitter.com/tkonz/status/741246106252808192
https://twitter.com/Utterback13/status/741247151695630336
https://twitter.com/SteveButeraWLEX/status/741246335022694400
https://twitter.com/FritzUSA/status/740945094824579072
https://twitter.com/NTelevisa_com/status/740951864124936192
https://twitter.com/CelebrateMercy/status/740971054718410753
https://youtu.be/asiDJUOUpq4&rel=0
Thank you Champ.