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Elsie Law — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:36:50 +0000

The Trials Of Muhammad Ali

Gladys Knight On Muhammad Ali

Elsie Law — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:45:14 +0000

In her autobiography, Gladys Knight spoke of her admiration for Muhammad Ali. She said she admired him so much she gave her son the middle name “Ali” in his honor.

“Ali came from one of our favorite people- and one of the world’s too- Muhammad Ali, who has the heart and spirit of a child. I’d known Ali for years and had even been lucky enough to see him fight once in a match with Larry Holmes, which Ali lost, and I always felt it was my fault because we sang the national anthem that night and I was hoping it would bring him luck.

The great fighter lived in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and we often visited him. Or I should say, our children took us to visit him. He’d spend hours entertaining us with his elaborate magic shows. He’d entertain us with tapes of his old fights, giving us his running commentary until he’d get tired and just curl up in the middle of the floor and go to sleep. We didn’t know it then, but he was already exhibiting the early symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, which would slow his body, but not his agile mind, considerably over the years.” -From, “Between Each Line of Pain and Glory” By: Gladys Knight

Muhammad Ali On The Lola Falana Show

Elsie Law — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 05:52:14 +0000

Fly Flicks: Muhammad Ali & Etta James

Elsie Law — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:55:51 +0000

Love Your Life: True Believers

Elsie Law — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 02:07:35 +0000

“Allah okays the adversary to try us. That’s how he sees if you’re a true believer. All a man has to show for his time here on earth is what kind of a name he had.” -Muhammad Ali

Have a fly night!

Lots of Love,

Starface

Love Your Life: What Do You Suggest To Yourself?

Elsie Law — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:19:47 +0000

“If you suggest failure to yourself, then you’ll be a failure. Some people say I’m timid or I’m forgetful or I’m stupid; and once you repeat it two or three times, it deepens your stupidity or forgetfulness.” -Muhammad Ali

Have a fly day!

Lots of Love,

Starface

Muhammad Ali’s Attica Poem

Elsie Law — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:59:29 +0000

Sam Cooke & Muhammad Ali

Elsie Law — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:15:28 +0000

Fly Flicks: Fly Athletes From The 1960s

Elsie Law — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:16:21 +0000

Front row: Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Kareem Abdul Jabar.
Back row: Carl Stokes, Walter Beach, Bobby Mitchell, Sid Williams, Curtis McClinton, Willie Davis, Jim Shorter, and John Wooten.

This photograph was taken at a press conference given on June 4, 1967. The top African American athletes of that time, gathered together as a show of unity for Muhammad Ali, as he publicly proclaimed his reasons for rejecting the Vietnam War draft.