Ep. 460 — Ken Burns
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
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The Quintessential American, You Know, Iconic Figure
I grew up, as you know, we're contemporaries, and i was transfixed by him. I'm no longer a boxing fan, partly because of what happened to ali. But he was beautiful to watch. E most beautiful athlete, so gorgeous. When he said, i'm pretty as a girl, he meant and he was. If michael angelo was alive to day doing david, he'd go, i think i'll do alli. He never stopped being for something bigger than himself. And people began to understand that. There's a wonderful a commentary by robert lipside, who was himself a cub reporter beginning of avale's career and followed him all the way
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