Muhammad Ali, Dead at 74

[hardblue]

“I don’t have to be who you want me to be; I’m free to be who I want.”-- Muhammad Ali, morning after winning his first heavyweight title

Comments

[cinnamontoast]

I'll always remember him lighting the torch at the Olympics in Atlanta. That's the first image that pops into my mind when he is mentioned.

[hardblue]

I confess that the first thing that comes to my mind is the "What's my name!?" drama, or else the 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' riff.

[cinnamontoast]

That's probably what pops into most people's minds. It's part of the American trash talking cultural zeitgeist of the '60s and '70s. I think that the torch lighting pops into mine because it's the most recent and truly, I dislike boxing. I am only vaguely aware of boxers and their hijinx.