Not only was he a three-time heavyweight champion in the boxing ring but he was also a champion in life.
Ali died Friday in a Phoenix hospital. He was 74. He suffered from Parkinson’s for three decades.
Ali was no stranger to El Paso or Juarez. He stopped here and in Juarez in 2000. Ali helped deliver food and clothing to needy families in Juarez. He was given the key to the city by the mayor at a press conference.
Ali asked the mayor “Is this the key to the bank?” The crowd broke out in laughter.
The quote below was shared during an NPR interview in 2009. Ali asked his wife to read an essay he wrote.
“I never thought of the possibility of failing, only of the fame and glory I was going to get when I won,” Ali wrote. “I could see it. I could almost feel it. When I proclaimed that I was the greatest of all time, I believed in myself, and I still do.”
R.I.P. Muhammad Ali you will be missed by many.
Life of an El Paso Woman 
So true!
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Thank you Lynn!
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Thanks for checking it out, Lucy!
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Gracias Tracy!
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Yes! I was sad when I heard he passed away. It’s too bad he was sick for many years. He was a legend.
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Absolutely!
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There goes another big part of my childhood. I remember him often being on the news a lot in the 1970s. At that time, my young mind saw him only as a great big show-off. It wasn’t until a year or two later when I was in my teens that I could understand the very great wit that lay beneath so much of what he said and I grew to like and admire him. I’m very sad to hear that he has passed on.
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He was a true champion. He stood for what he believed no matter the personal cost.
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I agree, Tony!
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There will never be another one like him.
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Great post Lisa!
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Wonderful post!
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What a fab post! Inspirational
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