This book is not so much a memoir as a collection of Ali's spiritual contemplations. It focuses largely on his spiritual evolution from his childhood to his years as a boxing star, through fatherhood and into his role as a Parkinson's disease advocate and peace activist.
Presents a collection of Ali's reflections on such virtues as love, friendship, peace, wisdom, understanding and respect, supplemented with parables, aphorisms, and personal letters and poetry.
The legendary boxer discusses the spiritual values that have shaped him, reflecting on the deepest meanings of life, the principles of Islam, moral courage, belief in God, and the responsibilities of fame and family.
Muhammad Ali describes the values that shaped and guided his life, from his childhood through his boxing years and his refusal to be inducted into the military, to the illness that would limit his physical abilities in later years.
Muhammad Ali describes the values that shaped and guided his life, from his childhood through his boxing years and his refusal to be inducted into the military, to the illness that would limit his physical abilities in later years.
"So Muhammad Ali begins this spiritual memoir, his description of the values that have shaped and sustained him and that continue to guide his life. In The Soul of a Butterfly the great champion takes readers on a spiritual journey through the seasons of life, from childhood to …
"During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. You saw only a part of me. After I retired from boxing my true work began. I have embarked on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding." So Mu…
"During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. You saw only a part of me. After I retired from boxing my true work began. I have embarked on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding." So Mu…
""Muhammad Ali was a champion, a poet, a prophet. Sports Illustrated called him "the greatest athlete of the twentieth century." And yet he was even more than all of that, "a whole greater than the sum of its parts ... bigger, brighter, more original and influential than just ab…
""Muhammad Ali was a champion, a poet, a prophet. Sports Illustrated called him "the greatest athlete of the twentieth century." And yet he was even more than all of that, "a whole greater than the sum of its parts ... bigger, brighter, more original and influential than just ab…