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morningfog

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1. I butted heads with my father throughout my formative years, but

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:11 PM

Jun 2016

as much as I disagreed, and often just to disagree, the stories he told me of Ali have stuck with me. I was captivated by him as a person, an athlete and a figure.

Ali, through my father, shaped me.

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I butted heads with my father throughout my formative years, but morningfog Jun 2016 #1

I remember those fights between the two as a kid. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #2