The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's JourneySimon and Schuster, 16 בנוב׳ 2004 - 224 עמודים Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known and best-loved celebrities and an international goodwill ambassador, offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him. “During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing. You saw only a part of me. After I retired from boxing my true work began. I have embarked on a journey of love.” So Muhammad Ali begins this spiritual memoir, his description of the values that have shaped and sustained him and that continue to guide his life. In The Soul of a Butterfly the great champion takes readers on a spiritual journey through the seasons of life, from childhood to the present, and shares the beliefs that have served him well. Ali reflects on his faith in God and the strength it gave him during his greatest challenges. He describes how his study of true Islam has helped him accept the changes in his life and has brought him to a greater awareness of life’s true purpose. As a United Nations Messenger of Peace, he has traveled widely, and he describes his 2002 mission to Afghanistan to heighten public awareness of that country’s desperate situation, as well as his more recent meeting with the Dalai Lama. Ali’s reflections on topics ranging from moral courage to belief in God to respect for those who differ from us will inspire and enlighten all who read them. Written with the assistance of his daughter Hana, The Soul of a Butterfly is a compassionate and heartfelt book that will provide comfort for our troubled times. |
מתוך הספר
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Afghanistan America Asaad asked beat beautiful believe Black boxer boxing career brother called Cash Cassius Clay Corky couldn’t daddy Dalai Lama Elijah Muhammad Ernie eyes face faith father feel felt fight fighter fought friends gave Gene George Foreman give God’s going gold medal Gorgeous George greatest Hana Yasmeen Hana Yasmeen Ali hate heart heaven heavyweight championship Howard Bingham important Jimmy Joe Frazier journey kids king king’s knew learned life’s Liston live Lonnie looked Louisville Malcolm Malcolm X Mama Bird mind mother Muhammad Ali Muslim Nation of Islam never Omar parents Parkinson’s peace people’s person pride Rafael realized religion remember ring someone Sonny Sonny Liston soul spiritual stand story streets strength Sugar Ray Robinson talk taught tell there’s things thought told took tried true walked wanted White whup
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 83 - Who would have thought When they came to the fight That they'd witness the launching Of a human satellite Yes the crowd did not dream When they laid down their money That they would see A total eclipse of the Sonny.
עמוד 39 - To make America the greatest is my goal, So I beat the Russian, and I beat the Pole, And for the USA won the Medal of Gold. Italians said, "You 're greater than the Cassius of Old " We like your name, we like your game, So make Rome your home if you will.
עמוד 83 - There, Clay lowers the boom. Now Clay swings with a right, What a beautiful swing, And the punch raises the bear, Clear out of the ring. Liston is still rising And the ref wears a frown, For he can't start counting, Till Sonny comes down. Now Liston disappears from view. The crowd is getting frantic, But our radar stations have picked him up He's somewhere over the Atlantic. Who would have thought When they came to the fight That they'd witness the launching Of a human satellite? Yes, the crowd did...
עמוד 133 - Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster. They have to have the skill and the will, but the will must be stronger than the skill.
עמוד 93 - I have searched my conscience, and I find I cannot be true to my belief in my religion by accepting such a call.
עמוד 15 - Two months ago I had a nice apartment in Chicago. I had a good job. I had a son. When something happened to the Negroes in the South, I said, 'That's their business, not mine.' Now I know how wrong I was. The murder of my son has shown me that what happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of us all.
עמוד 93 - I strongly object to the fact that so many newspapers have given the American public and the world the impression that I have only two alternatives in taking this stand — either I go to jail or go to the Army. There is another alternative, and that alternative is justice.
עמוד 113 - I'm full of hate. But they don't really hurt me none 'cause I'm doing good and having fun. And fun to me is something bigger than what those critics fail to figure. Fun to me is lots of things and along with it some good I bring.
עמוד 82 - Clay comes out to meet Liston And Liston starts to retreat If Liston goes back any further He'll end up in a ringside seat Clay swings with a left Clay swings with a right Look at young Cassius Carry the fight...
עמוד 62 - The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
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