Boxer Muhammad Ali's advice to his daughter

mathboy
By mathboy

The following incident took place when Muhammad Ali's daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that were not modest. Here is the story as told by one of his daughters:

“ When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day.

My father took a good look at us. Then he sat me down on his lap and said something that I will never forget. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, "Hana, everything that God made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and protected.

Where do you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the
ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful shell.

Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of rock. You've got to work hard to get to them."

He looked at me with serious eyes. "Your body is sacred. You're far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and your body should be covered too."

Source: Taken from the book: More Than A Hero: Muhammad Ali's Life Lessons Through His Daughter's Eyes.

By anonymous• 5 May 2010 07:54
anonymous

when she has completely emulated him, boxing and covered what a joke

By anonymous• 5 May 2010 07:37
anonymous

nice one, just like a strong black cofee with brown sugar!!!

By Khanan• 5 May 2010 07:28
Khanan

'Get your lemon flavoured coffee off QL'

A new MOD seems to have sense of Humor. :)

By anonymous• 5 May 2010 05:26
anonymous

I guess boxers after all have a touch of humanity, since they are always fighting for glory and money.

By africana• 5 May 2010 00:21
africana

how old is MHD Ali's daughter and where is she?

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 22:21
lemontree

sweet dreams...office tommorw...coffee has been frozen in a deep freezer...to preserve the lemony flavour

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 22:19
anonymous

Get your lemon flavoured coffee off QL

-MODs

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 22:15
lemontree

hahaha....i promise it shall be free of forieng elements..in purest form

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 22:11
anonymous

But I will be watching you........how many women taste lemon flavoured coffee till I come back...........lolz

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 22:07
lemontree

can wait...oh...cant wait....

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 22:00
anonymous

I would love to, but I am not in Qatar.

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 21:53
lemontree

so do u like coffee??

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 21:51
anonymous

oh really......then what have you been doing this long........find your coconut (or date tree) quick. Even if it's fools garden, two fools together look cuter.

By nomerci• 4 May 2010 21:48
nomerci

IMHO, something as superfiacial as clothing does not show if you are "hard to get to".If you are an easy lay, it does not matter if you cover yourself from top to toe, those who go for people like that, know, no matter what you wear.

If you value yourself,have good ethics and manners, you can wear what ever you want, your behaviour and actions show what kind of a person you are.

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 21:46
lemontree

he is not me...he sang for me

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 21:45
anonymous

........nice song..........but the boy is too young to be a lemontree......still a tiny sapling

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 21:32
lemontree

as following

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 21:28
anonymous

LT ......what does lemontree signify?

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 21:26
lemontree

another one!!

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 21:22
anonymous

You are no stranger.........I can lie to you

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 21:18
lemontree

u hate telling lies to strangers dont u??

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 21:16
anonymous

lemontree, I feel I am on the top of the...........lemontree. Hope you share my feelings.

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 21:03
anonymous

Stone Cold

Yes u r right, he failed to join beasts in Vietnam.

By lemontree• 4 May 2010 21:03
lemontree

because all these were craeted to be valued by only one capable social animal...but that animal made these things valuable beyond their worth

hey coakroach how are you??

By anonymous• 4 May 2010 20:53
anonymous

It's just a thought

Why are diamonds, pearls and gold are valued so much.............when all we need for life is present on the surface of earth............effortlessly and besides I cannot eat diamond, drink gold or breath pearls.............I want them only because "they" want it.

By Stone Cold• 4 May 2010 20:42
Stone Cold

Its no wonder, he failed in his lfe career

By anonymous• 1 May 2010 16:31
anonymous

nice 1...

By suzain• 1 May 2010 16:21
suzain

perfect advice.

By eliashamzo• 1 May 2010 12:56
eliashamzo

100 % TRUE ...

By FlyingAce• 1 May 2010 12:19
FlyingAce

Nice Thought, And What A Boxer Muhammad Ali Was....

By gudone• 1 May 2010 12:05
Rating: 2/5
gudone

gr8 thought.... very very very gud post... TFS....

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