Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Some suggest that this made him passionate for boxing.
これが彼をボクシングに情熱的にしたと言う人もいます。
人種差別があったがゆえに、ボクシングに情熱を燃やした。
いろんな思いがあったんでしょうね。
ボクシングで強くなれば、認められると考えたんでしょうか?
With extraordinary talent and commitment, he began training when he was 12.
並外れた才能と献身で、彼は12歳のときにトレーニングを始めました。
12歳から始めたというのは、今ではそんなに早い方ではないんじゃないかな?
小学校卒業ぐらいですか。
普通にクラブを始める年齢ぐらいですね。
そして、アリは、1954年に最初のアマチュアの試合を戦い勝ちます。
In 1960, he became famous for winning an Olympic Gold Medal and more so in 1964, when he knocked out unbeatable Sonny Liston, becoming the heavyweight champion at the age of 22.
Despite all of this, Muhammad Ali was stripped of all his titles and was forced into a hiatus in 1967 after he refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War, but he had a passionate comeback in 1970, when he fought in what was called the “Fight of the Century” against Joe Frazier, who gave Ali his first defeat at a pro.
But, true to his calling as a champion, he beat Frazier six months later and continued to dominate the boxing world as he persevered and punched his way to victories.
Ali believed that “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.”
Ali became famous for winning an Olympic Gold Medal in 1960 and he knocked out unbeatable Sonny Liston in 1964, becoming the heavyweight champion at the age of 22.
Thank you for studying with us, Ko-san. Very sorry for the inconvenience as your original trainer couldn’t make it to the class. It was a pleasure to meet you today. Here I have listed the words & phrases we discussed so that you may review them at your convenience. I am certainly looking forward to seeing you again. Wishing you all the best. Have a wonderful day.
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