“Impossible Is Nothing.” - - Muhammad Ali

sunnyone

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Dear Gentle Readers,

I was leafing through the latest RH catalog and a quotation in the CEO’s note to his readers made me think of you pool players. The scamps, scoundrels, rouges - - you know who you are - - knights-errant and ladies-errant.

The quote:

“Impossible is just big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

Reading this made me smile, remembering some of you pool dogs.

Stretching analogies is my life,

Sunny
 
Sunnyone, I agree that nothing is impossible....
...'cause I just read one of your posts without needing Google. :)



..well, except for the 'RH'


Always enjoy your posts
 
fastone371 said:
Readers Highgest????????:confused::confused::confused::confused:
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I have never seen Sunnyone at a thrift store when I was buying furniture.
 
Hear Hear!

sunnyone said:
Dear Gentle Readers,

I was leafing through the latest RH catalog and a quotation in the CEO’s note to his readers made me think of you pool players. The scamps, scoundrels, rouges - - you know who you are - - knights-errant and ladies-errant.

The quote:

“Impossible is just big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

Reading this made me smile, remembering some of you pool dogs.

Stretching analogies is my life,

Sunny
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Tremendous post Sunnyone!!! :smiling-heart:
 
It is interesting how some people get rehabilitated after they die. Ali said some pretty disgusting things also.
 
alstl said:
It is interesting how some people get rehabilitated after they die. Ali said some pretty disgusting things also.
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Well, sometimes we gotta put ourselves in another man's shoes.
Ali , while wearing an Olympic gold medal that he won representing the US of A.....
...was refused service at a restaurant in Kentucky.
 
pt109 said:
Well, sometimes we gotta put ourselves in another man's shoes.
Ali , while wearing an Olympic gold medal that he won representing the US of A.....
...was refused service at a restaurant in Kentucky.
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Out of respect for Sunnyone, I will keep my mouth shut about any negative opinions I have of Muhammad Ali formerly known as Cassius Clay. So now I can be considered a believer that nothing is impossible at least as far as I am concerned.

JoeyA
 
He fought-

sunnyone said:
Dear Gentle Readers,

I was leafing through the latest RH catalog and a quotation in the CEO’s note to his readers made me think of you pool players. The scamps, scoundrels, rouges - - you know who you are - - knights-errant and ladies-errant.

The quote:

“Impossible is just big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

Reading this made me smile, remembering some of you pool dogs.

Stretching analogies is my life,

Sunny
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He fought Superman and WON!
 

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JoeyA said:
Out of respect for Sunnyone, I will keep my mouth shut about any negative opinions I have of Muhammad Ali formerly known as Cassius Clay. So now I can be considered a believer that nothing is impossible at least as far as I am concerned.

JoeyA
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Joey, we could show AZ how to disagree while still respecting each other.
....we could meet again at the 'Max' thread.

I too was disapppointed when he changed his name and religion.
 
pt109 said:
Well, sometimes we gotta put ourselves in another man's shoes.
Ali , while wearing an Olympic gold medal that he won representing the US of A.....
...was refused service at a restaurant in Kentucky.
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Therefore a black woman who dates outside her race should be killed and all Jews are devils.

As I said, it's interesting how some people get a free pass on the things they say.

But speaking of Ali I could tell you a couple stories about the man he won the title from, Sonny Liston.
 
alstl said:
Therefore a black woman who dates outside her race should be killed and all Jews are devils.

As I said, it's interesting how some people get a free pass on the things they say.

But speaking of Ali I could tell you a couple stories about the man he won the title from, Sonny Liston.
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Thats ok, youve shit all over this thread sufficiently....... :grin:
 
Okay, I will give this a try and be a "gentle writer"..

I wasn't disappointed with Ali changing his name or his religion.

What still grinds on me to this day is the fact that he avoided the draft and serving his country that provided such a lucrative living for him.

Others, who didn't have his money could not avoid the draft. As for me, I joined the Marines because I wanted to, knowing that Vietnam was a most likely scenario for me as it was for my brother who did two tours of duty in Nam. Clay would NEVER have seen combat had he been drafted.

JoeyA


pt109 said:
Joey, we could show AZ how to disagree while still respecting each other.
....we could meet again at the 'Max' thread.

I too was disapppointed when he changed his name and religion.
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The Greatest

When it comes to heavy weight boxers having hand and foot speed and ring know how, I tip my hat to Ali, he had it all. He unfortunately had such a tough chin that it allowed him to absorb way to many punches way to long and left him brain damaged.

If he had a weakness it was the left hook from his opponents. Henry Cooper put him on the canvas early in his career, as did Frazier and Norton broke his jaw with one.

But, I was raised in an age when sports hero's were expected to be some what humble, patriotic and proud Americans. I don't think Ali was any of that.

His ties to that sorry American hating Louis Farrakhan just tip the scales for me.

But, he did know how to put on a show in the ring and the pre and post fight shows.

He was not the "greatest", Joe Louis was.

Sorry, I'm another Viet Nam vet..........
 
Ak Guy said:
When it comes to heavy weight boxers having hand and foot speed and ring know how, I tip my hat to Ali, he had it all. He unfortunately had such a tough chin that it allowed him to absorb way to many punches way to long and left him brain damaged.

If he had a weakness it was the left hook from his opponents. Henry Cooper put him on the canvas early in his career, as did Frazier and Norton broke his jaw with one.

But, I was raised in an age when sports hero's were expected to be some what humble, patriotic and proud Americans. I don't think Ali was any of that.

His ties to that sorry American hating Louis Farrakhan just tip the scales for me.

But, he did know how to put on a show in the ring and the pre and post fight shows.

He was not the "greatest", Joe Louis was.

Sorry, I'm another Viet Nam vet..........
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Norton broke Ali's jaw in the last round with a right, iirc.

The young Ali was impressionable . Too many people poisoned his mind, I think.

Ali and Louis were great. Gotta give Sugar Ray Robinson the Greatest title though.
 
JoeyA said:
Okay, I will give this a try and be a "gentle writer"..

I wasn't disappointed with Ali changing his name or his religion.

What still grinds on me to this day is the fact that he avoided the draft and serving his country that provided such a lucrative living for him.

Others, who didn't have his money could not avoid the draft. As for me, I joined the Marines because I wanted to, knowing that Vietnam was a most likely scenario for me as it was for my brother who did two tours of duty in Nam. Clay would NEVER have seen combat had he been drafted.

JoeyA
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Ah, but Ali KNEW he would get a cushy posting...Ali had courage.
....unlike a lot of draft dodgers that ended up in Canada....many that I talked to had no
other motive than fear...no matter how they sugar coated it.

I could've ended up in 'Nam......(a PM subject, perhaps)...but I was a white kid from a
white-bread area....Christian conservative upbringing....
...I'm not a Liberal who claims they're color-blind....I just feel people should be looked at
as individuals....so when I look at Ali's situation, I have some sympathy for him.

BTW, if I had been drafted, I feel I was fit enough as a teenager to make it outa boot camp....
...but I don't think I would've made it as a Marine...you have my respect for that....
....I probably would've peeled a lotta potatoes....:o
 
Maybe Ali had courage for avoiding the draft. Personally, I don't think it takes courage to avoid the draft.

He and others might give many reasons for avoiding the draft. I doubt that his reason was truly much different than most. (and I understand and accept that)

Like most people, I never knew Ali except from his persona that he created and I always respected his skills in the ring and his way with words but have a hard time accepting that he avoided the draft because of religious reasons with quotes like the following:

"I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger." — Muhammad Ali

It's quotes like this that lead me to believe that there was something else going on in his mind other than being a conscientious objector.

I think Ali was thumbing his nose at the establishment. Yes, I'm sure there were many who called him the N word and he most likely harbored ill will against them and I don't blame him for that either. I wasn't one of them then and I'm not one of them now who would call him that. He was one of the greatest boxers of all time and may have been the greatest but he was a DRAFT DODGER who used religion as an excuse for avoiding the draft when it most likely was his rebellion to those whom he despised.

The Viet Cong, the North Vietnamese Army and the communist party of North Vietnam, forced communism on their people and continue their abuses today.

I think you will find that the vast majority of Vietnamese immigrants here in the U.S. have a huge grievance against the Viet Cong (maybe not the generation of today but those that risked everything to get away from communism still might appreciate his superior skills in the ring and his colorful talk.

BTW, I wasn't really fit when I joined the Marines (kind of scrawny but wiry) but it was one of the reasons that I did join. They fixed most of that. Lol

The Seals are the ones are at the top of the heap that have my admiration for being fit and their abilities to work together as a team. They're in a class by themselves imo.

JoeyA


pt109 said:
Ah, but Ali KNEW he would get a cushy posting...Ali had courage.
....unlike a lot of draft dodgers that ended up in Canada....many that I talked to had no
other motive than fear...no matter how they sugar coated it.

I could've ended up in 'Nam......(a PM subject, perhaps)...but I was a white kid from a
white-bread area....Christian conservative upbringing....
...I'm not a Liberal who claims they're color-blind....I just feel people should be looked at
as individuals....so when I look at Ali's situation, I have some sympathy for him.

BTW, if I had been drafted, I feel I was fit enough as a teenager to make it outa boot camp....
...but I don't think I would've made it as a Marine...you have my respect for that....
....I probably would've peeled a lotta potatoes....:o
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I gotta disagree with you Joey, It DID take courage for Ali to stand up for WHATEVER his beliefs were and for WHATEVER his reasons were. As has been written Ali would have had a "cushy" enlistment had he chosen to step forward and would have never had to face the onslaught of hatred from some in this country. He lost millions of dollars and the respect of many "fans". He would have found his life a whole lot easier had he not taken the stance that he did. I've been to the Ali Center in Ky two times. If anyone has the opportunity to visit it, you won't be disappointed. It's not all about Ali or boxing but more about humanities struggles. On a lighter note, didn't you all just love the banter between him and Howard?
 
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