IN THEIR WORDS: Reflections as Muhammad Ali laid to rest (The Associated Press)
Ali is to be buried Friday after a procession in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. ”I feel like Louisville KY is now my home, as I’ll make many visits to Ali beloved resting place in the future.” – heavyweight boxer George Foreman. ”We saw an expression of the extraordinary strength of his human spirit during the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, when The Greatest Of All Time did not hesitate to expose his affliction when lighting the Olympic cauldron.