Muhammad Ali had a personal magician. This is his tale..
One was big. Bigger than the ring that was actually a square. Bigger than his quotes that were poetry mixed with poison. Bigger than his puffy red gloves raised up in the sky as he stood over his fallen victims.
One was small. Smaller than his three brothers who all went to college on sports scholarships. Smaller than the kids he grew up with whose bodies weren’t slowed down by polio. Smaller than the frat brothers at college who named him the “Little Wizard.”
Muhammad Ali died on Friday night at 74 years old, larger than life. He was known around the world, but not many knew him so well as Terry La Sorda, his personal magician.
Remember: this is Muhammad Ali we’re talking about. Of course he had a personal magician.
And that magician has a tale to tell – a story of how the greatest was also a humble, kind friend, who strove to bring a little magic into people’s lives. Read more… (photo courtesy of
Terry La Sorda)
http://www.vox.com/2016/6/5/11862374/muhammad-ali-personal-magician-lasorda-magic-trick-