Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
by Thomas Hauser
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A sweeping biography of one of the greatest and most provocative athletes of all time Decades after his final fight, Muhammad Ali remains larger than life in the imagination of hundreds of millions of people around the world. He won the heavyweight championship at age twenty-two by conquering Sonny Liston in dramatic fashion. The political establishment stripped him of his prize when he refused induction into the United States Army during the height of the war in Vietnam. Ultimately, Ali show more returned to reclaim his crown, prevailing in epic fights against the likes of Joe Frazier and George Foreman. His talent and charisma-and above all, his adherence to principle-made him a cultural icon and one of the most beloved sporting figures of all time. But that is only half the tale. Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times is also the story of Ali, the man. Author Thomas Hauser got closer to Ali than any previous biographer. His work-told in Ali's own words and those of hundreds of family members, friends, rivals, and others who interacted with "The Greatest" over the decades-reveals a deeply spiritual, complex man, who gave new meaning to the word courage and changed forever our conception of what makes a champion. This ebook includes rare photos authorized by Muhammad Ali Enterprises. show lessTags
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A superior production among boxing books, with less reference to the fights, and an attempt to cover the life away from the ring more fully. I recommend it as a good first book on Ali.
The is no shortage of books written about Muhammad Ali, most of which generally riff on the meaning of Ali's cultural significance. Hauser attempts a straightforeward biography, and succeeds in telling Ali's tale with a minimum of fuss.
I want to be strong like him. He gave me courage!!
He taught me "Never give up!!"
If he had had his bike stolen, He would be a boxer.
He taught me "Never give up!!"
If he had had his bike stolen, He would be a boxer.
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Thomas Hauser is the winner of the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism and the author of fifty-three books, including Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times and Missing, which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. He was recently inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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- People/Characters
- Muhammad Ali
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- boxing
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- Genres
- Sports and Leisure, Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 796.83 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Combat sports Boxing
- LCC
- GV1132 .A44 .H38 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Fighting sports: Bullfighting, boxing, fencing, etc.
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- Languages
- English, Finnish, German, Turkish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
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