9 juin 2016

Triathlon and Mohamed Ali

Ali is out of any box.  Because I am a Mexican I had a different relationship with blacks.  They are totally different from my expectation; some of them are spectacular, totally out of this world for the good.  Ali is that, I read the encounter he had with the Beatles.  It is real encounter of blacks vs whites in the US; a postmodern encounter:

But as the Beatles piled back into their limo, they had a considerably different opinion of the meeting. They reportedly told Benson that they’d never speak to him again, with one grousing that the whole experience had been “degrading. You made a fool of us!”
Back in the gym, Clay completed his workout, then stretched out in his dressing room for a rubdown and a little more verbal sparring with the press. After scolding a nearby reporter who doubted his chances against the fearsome Liston, Cassius eventually turned to Lipsyte with a puzzled look and asked about the four long-haired young Englishmen he’d been clowning with for the cameras earlier: “Who were those little sissies?”

Ali knew who he was and his grammar when talking was according to it; he was a brave man facing the unknown.  Sonny Liston felt without being touched, he lost the fight before fighting it.  What is the relationship with triathlon? We have the same problem in Mexico, we lost the race without starting it because we do not believe in what we do or we do not do what we know we should do.  Ignorance about the world (what a hard worker is for the competitive world) or ignorance about the steps needed to be successful.  Ali knew that when you are in the ring the opponent wants to harm (or kill) you badly; there is no place for doubters.  He lived his life following his grammar (Philosophy): that is what made him the greatest. 

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