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O.J. Simpson was primarily interested in O.J. His rise to fame in the late ’60s coincided with the period where black athletes were more outspoken and political than in any era. You’re talking about the generation of black athletes that came about after Jackie Robinson. Athletes after that were just happy to find a place … Read more
My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front. Evan Sayet
It’s all in her walk, a cartoon swagger. Part Jayne Mansfield, part Muhammad Ali. Men never know if it’s an invitation upstairs or an invitation outside. Emma Forrest
You always have regime-friendly poets like Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri, whose career basically spans the twentieth century. He’s an anti-imperialist, friendly with the Communists, and somehow survives all that and is shuttling between Baghdad and Damascus depending on which way the winds are blowing with the Baathists and their competition. But he’s not a regime stooge, … Read more
The war is really about religion. The war’s between Jesus and Muhammad. The Christians say Jesus is the messenger. Muslims say Muhammad is the messenger. Who gives a expletive who the messenger is did you get the message? Eddie Griffin
God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God’s religion. It’s the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad. Feisal Abdul Rauf
Muhammad Ali – he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon… Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali. Don King
If Trump were a boxer, he’d be Muhammad Ali. Because he’s going to win. He’s going to run his mouth, he’s going to talk a lot and he’s going to win. And you ain’t going to know which way he’s going. You had the Louisville Lip, he’d be the New York Lip! Don King
Christ remains the most influential figure in history. Any list of world-transforming individuals would no doubt include Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad, however occupy totally different places in Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam than Christ occupies in Christianity. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad never professed to perform miracles; indeed they never claimed to be … Read more
In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure. Dick Schaap