The word "champion" has never fit a man better. Muhammad Ali was a champion. A champion for peace. For justice. For equality.
He was a man who gained fame in a violent game, but immortality as a gentle and caring soul.
In the ring, there was no one better. But his contributions to humanity managed to eclipse his boxing prowess.
I remember watching every one of his championship fights.
I remember waiting for him at Standiford Field when he returned after beating Liston, thinking I had never seen a more perfect human being.
A loud-mouthed speedster by the name of Cassius Marcellus Clay, whose fights in and out of the ring would one day make him Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad Ali was a selfless giant who put principles over everything, and never forgot the city he called home.
I am just one of the many in Louisville whose heart aches for the loss of my friend, and yet, our community is better for his impact.
At a time when fame so often comes with questionable character...
Muhammad Ali is an ever present reminder than the most famous person in the world can be a real life hero.
He really was the greatest.
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