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...months after I lost a fight to Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico and three years after I lost the heavyweight title to Muhammad Ali, I suddenly found that I couldn't talk enough. I had become a regular at the Church of Jesus Christ in Houston, and I was rising at every opportunity to give my testimony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Point: Boxed Out | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

From that moment, I used George Foreman, and the invitations started coming from all over the world. In 1979 I was ordained, and in 1980 I started my own church. In 1983 I used my life's savings to create a youth center in Houston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Point: Boxed Out | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...East was only possible by commercial ships. Today there are about half a dozen freight lines operating in Asia that accept paying passengers, which charge $70-$130 per day per person. Voyages range in duration from a 10-day short hop to an epic 114 days (the latter being Houston to Houston on the Egon Oldendorff line, via the Suez Canal, with Jakarta the easternmost port). All the lines have age limits for passengers, ranging from 70 to 80 years; none offer doctors on board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short Cut | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

When I was a lad, I dreamed of running away to sea. It was a harmless enough fantasy for a kid living in middle-class suburban Houston, who was just as likely to become an astronaut as a sailor. When I grew up, I did go to sea?every now and then, aboard luxury cruise ships plying the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Aegean. Seven years ago I went on a South American cruise along the coast of Chile, through the Strait of Magellan and on to Buenos Aires. It was a spectacular voyage in many ways, but I swore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Perfect Snore | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...crucial test of which can sell themselves to Southerners and African-Americans. (ABC is offering the broadcast to its affiliates and C-SPAN will play it repeatedly.) But how much nine people can spar during an hour and a half is questionable. At such an event in Houston, the 1988 Democratic field began to earn its reputation as the "Seven Dwarves." Recalls Bruce Reed, president of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council: "They quickly realized they all sounded alike - and they had 40 debates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dems Get Ready For Prime Time | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

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