Word: muhammad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sparring with the Kremlin is not easy (just ask Jimmy Carter), but Muhammad Ali figured it was worth a round. At the invitation of the Soviets, the exchamp toured the U.S.S.R. for ten days. Although he missed TV and cheeseburgers, he enjoyed early morning jogs through Red Square. "I never saw a people so peaceful and orderly," he said. Looking a paunchy 235 Ibs., he also lumbered through two-round exhibition matches with three top Soviet heavyweights. The highlight of the trip was a 35-minute interview with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev. Recalled Ali: "He gave...
...Then Beatty decided to make a simpler movie first. "I thought I better do a nice yarn with a strong narrative," he says, "and Heaven Can Wait is all plot." Since the hero of Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a boxer, Beatty considered the film a good vehicle for Muhammad Ali, a friend whom he regards as a potential movie star. But Ali had a couple of fights on his schedule, and Beatty cast himself as the hero instead. "I couldn't see myself as a boxer," he says, "but I had been a football player...
...musicians the urge to keep going, to remain in the spotlight, must be even stronger than it is for the athletes. In sports someone will eventually beat you--even Muhammad Ali learned that. But in music you can go on as long as you are able to play or sing. All you have to do is remain popular. The Band's decision to hang it up, at least to hang it up in public, seems even more laudable. The group may well have been sick of the road, as Robertson indicated, but it isn't easy to give up your...
...real-life Rocky who made it can't seem to stay out of trouble. Not long after he won the world heavyweight championship from Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, 24, was arrested in his home town, St. Louis, for a traffic violation and driving without a license. Last week he had another round with St. Louis cops. Spotted driving into a restaurant parking lot at 4 a.m. with the lights out, Spinks was stopped by police. Again, no license could be produced. Worse, police found a small sack containing white powder tucked in Spinks' hat, which he tossed...
...Muhammad Ali, signing an autograph for House Speaker Tip O'Neill at the 15th annual Democratic congressional dinner: "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth...