GERMANY: BOXING LEGEND MUHAMMED ALI PRESENTS HIS BIOGRAPHY AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR

Record ID: 648738

  • Title: GERMANY: BOXING LEGEND MUHAMMED ALI PRESENTS HIS BIOGRAPHY AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR
  • Date: 9th October 2003
  • Summary: FRANKFURT, GERMANY (OCTOBER 9, 2003)(REUTERS) 1. MUHAMMAD ALI ENTERING 'BOXING RING' TO APPLAUSE 2. AUDIENCE APPLAUDING 3. VARIOUS OF ALI WITH HIS BIOGRAPHY 4. WIDE OF AUDIENCE 5. ALI SHOWING SOME BOXING MOVES THEN SHAKING HANDS WITH FANS 6. OLD MONOCHROME TV FILM OF ALI 7. ALI LOOKING AT EXHIBITS AND GREETING FANS 8. VARIOUS OF ALI'S BIOGRAPHY 9. NEWS CONFERENCE 10. MUHAMMAD ALI ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONNIE ALI, MUHAMMAD'S WIFE, SAYING: "He is exactly what he seems to be, there are no pretences here. He is a very loving man, very kind man, very generous person. But he is also very sure of who he is, very comfortable in his own skin -- and always free to be Muhammad Ali" 12. MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPH OF ALI STANDING IN RING OVER BEATLES POP GROUP 13. COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH OF ALI Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th October 2003 13:00
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  • Location: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVAKTQZC1H3W09LXJB1TTDFQ433
  • Story Text: Muhammad Ali introduces biography at Frankfurt Book
    Fair.




    Boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Thursday (October 9)
    presented his photo-biography at the Frankfurt book fair --
    and the work matches the man.

    The 830-page book is called 'GOAT - The Greatest of All
    Time'. It contains around 3,000 photographs telling the
    story of his life.

    The German publishers, Benedikt Taschenthe, say the 34
    kilogram book will eventually cost 3,000 euros (3,554 U.S.

    dollars).

    But those who insist on getting one of the first 1,000
    copies will pay more than double -- 7,000 euros (8,292 U.S.

    dollars).

    At the height of his fame Ali could lay claim to being
    the most famous man on the planet.

    The three-time world heavyweight champion now suffers
    from Parkinson's Disease and did not speak at a news
    conference.

    His wife Lonnie did the talking, telling hundreds of
    fans that Ali is "exactly what he seems to be, there are no
    pretences here".

    "He is a very loving man, very kind man, very generous
    person," she said. "But he also is very sure of who he is,
    very comfortable in his own skin -- and always free to be
    Muhammad Ali."


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