Fly like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee
Gerard Jelloe
Muhammad Ali:A Tribute to The Greatest
Thomas Hauser
Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali is arguably the best boxer and athlete to ever live. Many people have written to show why but no one has really shown the truth about Ali until the author Thomas Hauer wrote the book, Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to The Greatest. In this companion novel, Hauser exemplifies a credible argument on how his narrative about Ali is prominent to others with the use of reliable sources like interviews, words with close peers of Ali and memories of events in the sport of Boxing. Hauser explores Ali in extreme detail from Ali’s outstanding boxing career to his great impact on the world through his ideas.
I personally enjoyed this book because Hauser provides an ethical appeal through stories about his life, makes an emotional appeal with personal accounts and offers a counter argument to rebut. In the beginning of the book, Hauser does a good job setting up his argument with some background about Ali’s life. In the book, he tells the story about when Ali was a young boy and “wanted a drink of water, and they wouldn't give him one because of his color” (Hauser 3). By doing this, Hauser provides information that reveals Ali’s motives for his actions and beliefs. When reading this book, you get a sense that Hauser has put in the work and is credible with his argument because of his personal experience with Ali. I found it interesting that Hauser dedicated a section of the book just for his personal accounts. Hauser provides his “transcript of March 1967 radio interview”(Hauser 95”) with Muhammad Ali where he asks him questions like “would to see a world someday where the white man and Negro can live together and call each other friends?” (Hauser 96) With the interview, the reader feels insured that they aren't just reading a bunch of details that could not be true. Another aspect of the book that i found appealing was that Hauser does not only just focus on Ali and his contributions, he also takes into account other great athletes such as Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. He uses these other great athletes to show why Ali has earned the status of the best athlete. Hauser does indeed recognize what the others have done to contribute to society but in his opinion, no one tops Muhammad Ali.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to others as it really opens your eyes to how much Muhammad Ali did contribute not only to the sport of Boxing but also to society. There is a lot that the people do not know about Ali and I thought that Hauser did a very good job in telling the truth about Ali and including interesting stories about Ali.Muhammad Ali will definitely be remembered as one of the greatest athletes to live and person.
Thomas Hauser
Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali is arguably the best boxer and athlete to ever live. Many people have written to show why but no one has really shown the truth about Ali until the author Thomas Hauer wrote the book, Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to The Greatest. In this companion novel, Hauser exemplifies a credible argument on how his narrative about Ali is prominent to others with the use of reliable sources like interviews, words with close peers of Ali and memories of events in the sport of Boxing. Hauser explores Ali in extreme detail from Ali’s outstanding boxing career to his great impact on the world through his ideas.
I personally enjoyed this book because Hauser provides an ethical appeal through stories about his life, makes an emotional appeal with personal accounts and offers a counter argument to rebut. In the beginning of the book, Hauser does a good job setting up his argument with some background about Ali’s life. In the book, he tells the story about when Ali was a young boy and “wanted a drink of water, and they wouldn't give him one because of his color” (Hauser 3). By doing this, Hauser provides information that reveals Ali’s motives for his actions and beliefs. When reading this book, you get a sense that Hauser has put in the work and is credible with his argument because of his personal experience with Ali. I found it interesting that Hauser dedicated a section of the book just for his personal accounts. Hauser provides his “transcript of March 1967 radio interview”(Hauser 95”) with Muhammad Ali where he asks him questions like “would to see a world someday where the white man and Negro can live together and call each other friends?” (Hauser 96) With the interview, the reader feels insured that they aren't just reading a bunch of details that could not be true. Another aspect of the book that i found appealing was that Hauser does not only just focus on Ali and his contributions, he also takes into account other great athletes such as Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. He uses these other great athletes to show why Ali has earned the status of the best athlete. Hauser does indeed recognize what the others have done to contribute to society but in his opinion, no one tops Muhammad Ali.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to others as it really opens your eyes to how much Muhammad Ali did contribute not only to the sport of Boxing but also to society. There is a lot that the people do not know about Ali and I thought that Hauser did a very good job in telling the truth about Ali and including interesting stories about Ali.Muhammad Ali will definitely be remembered as one of the greatest athletes to live and person.
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