I remember Muhammad Ali when he was still Cassius Clay. Was there “trash talking” before the “Louisville Lip”, aka “The Greatest”? Maybe so; but, Muhammad Ali made “trash talking” an art form. What few of us realized early in his career was that he could back it up.
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Muhammad Ali is controversial; he says what’s on his mind. He doesn’t worry about what other people think, how he looks to the press, to his fans, or to the public, the size of his opponent (including the US Government), or the odds against him. Muhammad Ali “trash talked”; but, he backed it up with great physical skills and a terrific work ethic.
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