re: Muhammed Ali Dead at 74

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Dealing with Great White Sharks, Box Jellyfish, Sydney Funnel Web Spiders, and all of the other deadly animals in Australia are preferable to Winter in Russia.

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My thought process to the freaking letter

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My thought process to the freaking letter

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Well either it's a "great minds think alike situation" or it's time for one of us for to reevaluate our thought process.

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To be fair that is a good description of Donald Trump but I tend to think being rich had more to do with his draft dodging.

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wasn't trump always a liberal? I thought he was a dem supporter for the longest. I kind of tune out politics though as it is just too ridiculous now so I may be wrong

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boy I drank a lot last night, went back and read some of my post and 90% made little to no sense at all.

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I don't think that percentage is only limited to your drunk posting

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I'm 23 and he has had no real direct influence In my life so i don't feel inclined to write him a fanboy obituary so everyone can see that I care. No disrespect toward MA, but he's been in terrible health since probably before I was born, I hate the post death bandwagoning that people do.

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He was a well-recognized sports figure and truth be told if you asked a high school kid to name a boxer they'd probably say Muhammad Ali. We've seen major biopics of him as late as 2001 with Will Smith, mention of him by multiple young rappers that those teens identify with, and etc. There was a piece from season before last where UK's basketball team met with him during their run and they knew who he was and identified with that as young black athletes. Is he more a pop culture icon at this point than just an athlete? Sure. But he resonates beyond his boxing years.

Personally, I'm too young to have ever seen him box. But I got to meet him on multiple occasions as a kid living in Louisville. Long after he lost his ability to talk or stand for periods of time, he would still come visit a classroom and shadow box with you.

Like I said before, he's a polarizing figure. There are a lot people here in Louisville who didn't care for him (stems back to the medal incident and his association with the Nation of Islam). But he visited here often and did give back to the community here. I can respect that and his athletic ability without agreeing with other things that he did or said.

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Well, that is just not nice...

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it's cool. 100% of all my posts don't make sense or are just flat out retarded

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I'll probably go out for the processional but not the service at the Yum Center.

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white peolpe aren't allowed

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I don't think that percentage is only limited to your drunk posting

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boy I drank a lot last night, went back and read some of my post and 90% made little to no sense at all.

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You were on a roll

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I mean, I'm not even a fan of boxing or of Ali's political stances or religion. Don't have to be to tip my cap to an American sporting legend. Hell "legendary," is probably a huge understatement for his impact on the sports landscape.

Some folks are way too ate up with the haterade these days when it comes to any/everything

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I second this statement