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| Subject: Muhammad Ali's gift to Dirk Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:27 pm | |
| http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Muhammad-Ali-8217-s-8216-greatest-8217-gift?urn=nba-wp6056Former heavyweight champion and legendary sports icon Muhammad Ali didn't waste any time in letting the most recent NBA Finals MVP know exactly how he feels. According to Dirk Nowitzki(notes) -- last month's main man as the Dallas Mavericks won it all -- Ali sent him a glove after Dallas' Finals win with an inscription that read "You are the greatest." Minutes before he strode onto a balcony to greet his fans and followers in his hometown of Wurzburg, Germany, Dirk took the time to answer several pointed questions for Spiegel, Germany's most famous and prominent weekly magazine. And while we should probably be wary of the translation inherent in back and forth sessions like these (there are some questions and answers that scan a little dodgy once translated to English), the story behind the Ali sustains. Here's the passage from Spiegel: SPIEGEL: Did any German politicians call to congratulate you? Nowitzki: I think that (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel called my adviser. I'm not totally sure. But do you know what made me the happiest? SPIEGEL: What? Nowitzki: Muhammad Ali sent me a package. SPIEGEL: What was in it? Nowitzki: A boxing glove with the inscription: "You are the greatest." Please don't ask me immediately about the political meaning of the gift. I was simply happy and sent Ali a golden basketball with a similar inscription. | |
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| Subject: Re: Muhammad Ali's gift to Dirk Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:19 pm | |
| Very cool by both Ali and Dirk. | |
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| Subject: Re: Muhammad Ali's gift to Dirk Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:44 pm | |
| Good thing it was an inscription | |
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| Subject: Re: Muhammad Ali's gift to Dirk Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:08 am | |
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timthebim Platinum Belt
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| Subject: Re: Muhammad Ali's gift to Dirk Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:04 pm | |
| - bobbitt15 wrote:
- Good thing it was an inscription
Thats alittle harsh lol. | |
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