Ali was the Michael Jordan of his era.
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I think Tebow came across as smug. The whole, " God wants me to be an NFL Quarterback.." bs was too much.
And it's obvious that God wanted him to play minor league baseball.
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Bigger. Ali transcended sports
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He was not the most admired man on the planet until about 10 years LATER. Still in “his time” but not when he became a conscientious objector.
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I was in Junior High when he fought Joe Frazier. Almost everyone I knew, was a big Ali fan. That was 1971.
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Ok. So it didn’t take as long as I thought. He objected in 1967.
And everyone I knew was a Frazier fan.
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Fox Sports’ Marcellus Wiley Slams LeBron James For ‘Irresponsible’ Tweet Targeting Cop
James, Wiley said, chose to think with emotion instead of his head and it caused damage.
“Emotions can’t trump logic and that’s what’s happening,” Wiley explained. “Your agenda can’t go before your acumen. You can’t pander before your principles, right now, even if you get all the likes and all the retweets.”
Speaking on an issue before gathering the facts, Wiley said, is “hurting more than is helping” and taking attention away from the real problems.
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You somehow never benefited from cheap Chinese products and lower wages.
Well done!