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Muhammad Ali Quotes on Life, Champions & Boxing (Wisdom Radio)  

Who was Muhammad Ali?   

Muhammad Ali, original name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., (born January 17, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.—died June 3, 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona), American professional boxer and social activist. Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times.  Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., grew up in the American South in a time of segregated public facilities. His father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., supported a wife and two sons by painting billboards and signs. His mother, Odessa Grady Clay, worked as a household domestic. Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)  When Clay was 12 years old, he took up boxing under the tutelage of Louisville policeman Joe Martin. After advancing through the amateur ranks, he won a gold medal in the 175-pound division at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and began a professional career under the guidance of the Louisville Sponsoring Group, a syndicate composed of 11 wealthy white men.  In his early bouts as a professional, Clay was more highly regarded for his charm and personality than for his ring skills. He sought to raise public interest in his fights by reading childlike poetry and spouting self-descriptive phrases such as “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” He told the world that he was “the Greatest,” but the hard realities of boxing seemed to indicate otherwise. Clay infuriated devotees of the sport as much as he impressed them. He held his hands unconventionally low, backed away from punches rather than bobbing and weaving out of danger, and appeared to lack true knockout power. The opponents he was besting were a mixture of veterans who were long past their prime and fighters who had never been more than mediocre. Thus, purists cringed when Clay predicted the round in which he intended to knock out an opponent, and they grimaced when he did so and bragged about each new conquest.  On February 25, 1964, Clay challenged Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship of the world. Liston was widely regarded as the most intimidating, powerful fighter of his era. Clay was a decided underdog. But in one of the most stunning upsets in sports history, Liston retired to his corner after six rounds, and Clay became the new champion. Two days later Clay shocked the boxing establishment again by announcing that he had accepted the teachings of the Nation of Islam. On March 6, 1964, he took the name Muhammad Ali, which was given to him by his spiritual mentor, Elijah Muhammad.  For the next three years, Ali dominated boxing as thoroughly and magnificently as any fighter ever had. In a May 25, 1965, rematch against Liston, he emerged with a first-round knockout victory. Triumphs over Floyd Patterson, George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, Brian London, and Karl Mildenberger followed. On November 14, 1966, Ali fought Cleveland Williams. Over the course of three rounds, Ali landed more than 100 punches, scored four knockdowns, and was hit a total of three times. Ali’s triumph over Williams was succeeded by victories over Ernie Terrell and Zora Folley. (Brittanica)  

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Warrior quotes on strategy, resilience, and vision from one of the greatest samurai warriors in history who wrote The Book of Five Rings.  The Book of Five Rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645.  Many translations have been made, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than other martial artists and people across East  Asia.  

Who was Miyamoto Musashi?   

Miyamoto Musashi, original name Miyamoto Masana, artistic name Niten,  (born 1584, Mimasaka or Harima, Japan—died June 13, 1645, Higo), was a famous  Japanese soldier-artist of the early Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867).   Musashi began his career as a fighter early in life when, at age 13, he killed a man in single combat. In 1600 he was on the losing side of the  Battle of Sekigahara (which paved the way for establishing the Tokugawa shogunate), becoming one of the rōnin (masterless samurai). In time he  set out on a personal quest to develop perfect sword technique. He invented the nitō ichi-ryū, the style of fencing with two swords, and is  often referred to today as kensai (‘‘sword saint’’). Musashi claimed to have fought in more than 60 individual sword fights, many of which were  to the death and all of which he won.   Musashi’s most famous encounter took place in 1612, against his arch-rival Sasaki Kojirō, a swordsman whose skill was reported to be equal to his own. The contest took place on a small island off the coast of Japan. While being rowed out to the dueling site, Musashi fashioned a  wooden sword out of an oar. When the two enemies finally met on the beach, Musashi quickly dispatched Kojirō with a well-placed blow to the head using his wooden sword. After that, feeling that he had reached his peak as a swordsman, Musashi retired from the dueling life, though he trained some students and helped to suppress the Shimabara Rebellion in  1637. (brittanica)   

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Michael B. Jordan Quotes on Life, Success & Humanity (Wisdom Radio)   

Who is Michael B. Jordan?   

Michael B. Jordan, in full Michael Bakari Jordan, (born February 9,  1987, Santa Ana, California, U.S.), American actor who parlayed a  successful career on television into a series of high-profile movie roles and was known for his finely tuned and compelling characterizations.  Jordan’s family moved from California to Newark, New Jersey, when he was  a toddler. He began working as a child model, and that led to his first acting roles in 1999. That year he notably appeared in an episode of  The Sopranos and had a small part in the movie Black and White. Jordan then played a member of an inner-city youth baseball team in Hardball  (2001). In 2002 he gained notice for his performance as a teen drug dealer in the first season of the acclaimed series The Wire,  particularly the episode in which his character was killed by rivals.  Jordan then was cast on the soap opera All My Children, a role he played from 2003 to 2006. During this time he graduated (2005) from Newark Arts High School. (britannica)

In this episode, we discuss why failure is not something to avoid but instead it should be embraced. If you want to be successful you must move towards it vigorously if you want to ultimately reach your goals. I know this sounds counterintuitive but there is actually a method to the madness... behind taking risks and experiencing failures. Tune in to this episode to find out more about why failing each day is something that will only help you on your journey of personal growth and development.

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Raw Wisdom for a COLD WORLD EP feat. Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Plato & Seneca (Wisdom Radio)  (Remastered)

Tracklist:  

1. Ode to Socrates 00:16  

2. Meditations of Marcus Aurelius 05:00 

3. Be Extraordinary.. Take Control of Your Life - Epictetus 09:57 

4. Digest Wisdom from Plato 15:46 

5. Stoic Rules to Conquer The Day from Seneca 20:43  

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