Ali by Jonathan Eig Summary
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Muhammad Ali's definitive biography - beyond boxing legend to cultural revolutionary. Praised by Ken Burns and based on 500+ interviews, Eig reveals Ali's FBI files, Nation of Islam ties, and the neurological price of greatness that shaped America's racial awakening.
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When a Stolen Bicycle Changed the World
A twelve-year-old boy stands crying in a Louisville police station, furious that someone stole his red Schwinn bicycle. "I'm gonna whup whoever took it," he tells Officer Joe Martin. Martin, who moonlights as a boxing trainer, asks a simple question: "Do you know how to fight?" That stolen bicycle in 1954 set in motion one of history's most extraordinary transformations-from Cassius Clay, a kid who couldn't sit still in his stroller, to Muhammad Ali, the most recognizable face on earth. But this isn't just a rags-to-riches sports story. It's the biography of a man who refused to be what anyone wanted him to be, who traded his championship belt for his principles, and who ultimately proved that one person's courage could shake the world. Ali's family tree was stained with brutality. His great-grandfather was a slave, possibly fathered by Senator Henry Clay. His grandfather murdered a man over twenty-five cents and did prison time. His father was a violent alcoholic who once slashed his own son in a drunken rage. This wasn't the origin story anyone would choose, yet it forged something unbreakable in young Cassius Clay. From the moment he could stand, he refused to sit-literally standing in his stroller, walking at ten months, insisting on feeding himself. He led neighborhood boys on adventures, ate his lunch on the way to school, and imitated police sirens to make drivers pull over. The question isn't whether Ali was great-it's how a boy born into violence and segregation became the embodiment of defiance, dignity, and hope for millions.
The Making of a Champion: From Louisville to Olympic Gold
The Birth of Muhammad Ali: Defying Liston and Finding Identity
The Price of Principle: Exile, Conviction, and Unwavering Courage
The Rumble in the Jungle: Reclaiming Greatness Against Impossible Odds
The Final Rounds: Decline, Redemption, and the Cost of Glory
The People's Champ: A Legacy That Transcends Time
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