My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I h...

My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.

Muhammad Ali

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2017 November 08	Origin: Tweet Link: https://twitter.com/MuhammadAli/status/502138958797885442 "My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say." #Ali pic.twitter.com/98je5vspmV — Muhammad Ali (@MuhammadAli) August 20, 2014	Image evidence

African American boxer, philanthropist and activist

January 17th, 1942 - June 3rd, 2016