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Muhammad Aliwith Hana Yasmeen Ali

Photographs byHoward Bingham

Simon & SchusterNew York London Toronto Sydney

To my parents Odessa and Cassius Clay, with love -Muhammad Ali

To my Guardian Angels. They know who they are. -Hana Yasmeen Ali

With my third wife, Veronica, and our daughters, Hana and Laila.

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A Letter to the World Introduction

The Early Years The Middle Years The Current Years In Troubled Times

Postscript Acknowledgments

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