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Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Journey, From Zero to Hero (Unabridged)
★ ★Read This Book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited - Download Now! ★ ★Bonus included!“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This is one of the best-known quotes of all time, not to mention within sports. You’ve probably heard of “the Greatest” – that would be the boxer Muhammad Ali referring to himself. If you haven’t, then perhaps you’ve heard of “The Rumble in the Jungle” or the even more well-known (and catchier in my opinion) “Thrilla in Manila.” Why do these quotes sound so familiar, even to people who are not interested in the world of boxing? This short book will introduce you to the figure that stands out so much in boxing and indeed in athletic the Greatest Muhammed Ali. From his early successes to his choice of religion, his political stance to his outspoken “trash talk” about opponents, let’s explore the man that inspired so many of his generation, his race and simply Americans to be more than they are. First, we will start with his early life and career, moving through major fights chronologically, then I will give you a little background on his political and religious stance (and he was, as always, controversial). Read untold story about The Greatest now. Download and let me know what you think?
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98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 5, 2016
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April 6, 2017
Firstly, Harris has done a commendable job at producing a short introduction on Ali's life and career, as well as his political stances and religious beliefs. Clearly he has done his research, and I have learnt things from reading this biography. It is an interesting take on the champion which I found value in. With this in mind, I give it a solid 2.5 stars.
However, while I think grammatical and spelling mistakes can be forgiven, the book is not short of more egregious errors, namely the inclusion of incorrect information. For example, he mentions at one point how Ali beat 'George Frazier' (should be 'Joe Frazier) and also how he stopped Foreman in the ninth (it was actually the 8th round). These are pretty simple, but major, mistakes. However, I knew what he meant, and had he access to an editor these would be ironed out. Assuming he's completed this on his own, it's really not that bad.
The writing style however was oddly dramatic and needlessly grandiose, which unintentionally made the book quite comical; and I hadn't expected to laugh at a biography of Muhammad Ali. To give a taste of what I mean, one paragraph starts with this short novel:
'Destiny, the sentinel of our faith that propels us through challenges, which are molders to assist us to achieve whatever indelible mark we are destined to make in this world. Sometimes it takes just one situation from destiny to completely, change our goals. Creating an amazing adventure that we had never envisage ourselves having the ability to achieve before that situation occurs.'
Or this (which actually took up over half of a paragraph):
'Love is in the air, and a lot of to share for once again the wings of love found its resting place in Ali's heart. The pressure of love took a toll on the portal of his heart, and his knees had no choice but to succumbed to the strength of his love."
Perhaps my favourite:
'He was training for the Rumble in the Jungle fight, but he took a swing over to the jungle of love using the liana of lust, with a leaf of beauty, which was rooted in adultery.'
And finally the concluding paragraph on the last page:
'Your greatest motivator each day must be you. Therefore, take long jogs of hard work, sit-ups of determination, deep breathes of believing in yourself and deliver the sturdy punch of goal setting. Then, the referee life will separate you from failure, you will be crown one of the heavyweight champions of success. At that moment, you will be able to proudly, stand just like Muhammad Ali and say; "I am the greatest!"
I don't wish to pick on the author for this, but the frequency of such additions did make the book, like this review, rather long-winded. After getting over the humour it brought me, it made the book drag. It became the largest problem I had as I got closer to finishing. His almost creepy reverence for Ali's ability to pull women was also unwelcome.
Overall, If Harris ditches his attempt to be poetic, and gets someone to proof read his work for him, he could certainly produce biographies and other works of high standards. At the moment however, though probably better than what I could do, this does fall a little short of the mark.
However, while I think grammatical and spelling mistakes can be forgiven, the book is not short of more egregious errors, namely the inclusion of incorrect information. For example, he mentions at one point how Ali beat 'George Frazier' (should be 'Joe Frazier) and also how he stopped Foreman in the ninth (it was actually the 8th round). These are pretty simple, but major, mistakes. However, I knew what he meant, and had he access to an editor these would be ironed out. Assuming he's completed this on his own, it's really not that bad.
The writing style however was oddly dramatic and needlessly grandiose, which unintentionally made the book quite comical; and I hadn't expected to laugh at a biography of Muhammad Ali. To give a taste of what I mean, one paragraph starts with this short novel:
'Destiny, the sentinel of our faith that propels us through challenges, which are molders to assist us to achieve whatever indelible mark we are destined to make in this world. Sometimes it takes just one situation from destiny to completely, change our goals. Creating an amazing adventure that we had never envisage ourselves having the ability to achieve before that situation occurs.'
Or this (which actually took up over half of a paragraph):
'Love is in the air, and a lot of to share for once again the wings of love found its resting place in Ali's heart. The pressure of love took a toll on the portal of his heart, and his knees had no choice but to succumbed to the strength of his love."
Perhaps my favourite:
'He was training for the Rumble in the Jungle fight, but he took a swing over to the jungle of love using the liana of lust, with a leaf of beauty, which was rooted in adultery.'
And finally the concluding paragraph on the last page:
'Your greatest motivator each day must be you. Therefore, take long jogs of hard work, sit-ups of determination, deep breathes of believing in yourself and deliver the sturdy punch of goal setting. Then, the referee life will separate you from failure, you will be crown one of the heavyweight champions of success. At that moment, you will be able to proudly, stand just like Muhammad Ali and say; "I am the greatest!"
I don't wish to pick on the author for this, but the frequency of such additions did make the book, like this review, rather long-winded. After getting over the humour it brought me, it made the book drag. It became the largest problem I had as I got closer to finishing. His almost creepy reverence for Ali's ability to pull women was also unwelcome.
Overall, If Harris ditches his attempt to be poetic, and gets someone to proof read his work for him, he could certainly produce biographies and other works of high standards. At the moment however, though probably better than what I could do, this does fall a little short of the mark.
February 2, 2020
2 stars
Slightly disappointed with this effort. Seems to spend a lot of time talking about his family and religion rather than his boxing career. If you are looking to read about Ali and his ring career give this book a miss.
Slightly disappointed with this effort. Seems to spend a lot of time talking about his family and religion rather than his boxing career. If you are looking to read about Ali and his ring career give this book a miss.
March 14, 2017
Greatest
Enjoyed the read about one of my heroes. Accurate and very easy to read. Thanks for the truthful and thanks for the tribute.
Enjoyed the read about one of my heroes. Accurate and very easy to read. Thanks for the truthful and thanks for the tribute.
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