The best quote... "He is gone..but he will never die.. he was my big brother.."

@kotsarinas7

4 жыл бұрын

Actually I think the opposite would be better "He died... but he will never be gone..."

@fawadahmedshaikh718

4 жыл бұрын

I want to b like him truly.bodyand 💓

@charlesmelonson1912

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You Pok

@hml3672

4 жыл бұрын

That must have been awful.

@omegaweapon116

4 жыл бұрын

I was never a big fan of Billy Crystal. I liked him in the Analyze this and that movies and City Slickers but that's about it. Despite that, the more I hear him speak the more I can tell what a decent human being he is

My dad lived in Richmond,VA and spoke to Ali while leaving a restaurant. When my dad moved to Chicago, Ali was in Washington park and recognized him. Even told him where he had seen him before. Awesome dude!

@williamwaters5405

3 жыл бұрын

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@batchelerjr

3 жыл бұрын

Great story. I was plucked out of cali and spent 2 and 3 grade being bused into a different school zone in Louisville. During a school assembly Ali showed up because some of his nephews and nieces were there. I was the token cute white kid on the front row. He looks down during q and a. Says You....you down there. Mickey Mouse....what's your question? I didn't understand the gravity at that age. But I do now.

@entertainmentnentertainmen5910

3 жыл бұрын

Ya right

@annesonnenberg9821

3 жыл бұрын

@@batchelerjr ok

@gailtaitoko1762

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

As a Flight Attendant I have had Muhammad Ali on several times and always the most kind, respectful and so filled with class. I adored this man! He was America's best and Billy really told you who he was and he is right!

@salamanca1954

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, my friend, for adding your own experience.

@ashishkhandeparkar2299

5 ай бұрын

This is a true story: Muhammad Ali was on a flight in the United States. As the plane was taxiing to the end of the runway, the Flight Attendant reminded him to fasten his seat belt. "Superman doesn't need a seat belt," replied Ali. "Superman doesn't need a plane either", replied the Flight Attendant. The world heavyweight boxing champion duly strapped himself in. Were YOU that Flight Attendant? 🙂

4 years later: They say a man is not supposed to cry. I don't think there will ever be a better Eulogy. He deserved it.

@Soxruleyanksdrool

Жыл бұрын

...but these tears I can't hold inside Loosing you would end my life you see 'cause you mean that much to me

@davidscales806

Жыл бұрын

I've never met a man who didn't cry.

@CustomizedUsername

Жыл бұрын

This was great but Michael Jordan’s speech at Kobe’s memorial had me crying

Met Ali at the very first Wrestlemania. He was leaving Madison Square Garden, in his limo and the vehicle stopped for traffic. Not being sure who was inside me and my sisters walked up to the limo, the window came down, and there was Ali and a few others. I yelled "CHAMP!" and he smiled. I was wearing my Giants football hat, handed it to him with my sharpie and he signed the bill "Ali" I screamed THANK YOU and he said "be careful going home kids" Still have the hat. Will be buried with it.

@kingtyson999

5 жыл бұрын

You selling the hat? Lol

@michaelvestuto2479

5 жыл бұрын

Years ago in Las Vegas my father produced a movie called champions forever about the five heavyweight champions of the world, my father couldn't make the meeting on time and asked me to go in his place, I already lived in Las Vegas so I met all the five heavyweight champions at Jonny tacos gym in Vegas, I spent a week with all of them, my children were much younger and got to meet all of them, Ali was there but quiet, the most memorable moments were spent with Joe Frazier

@colinmorgan8624

5 жыл бұрын

Auri Emma

@JrPlayzZelda

4 жыл бұрын

If you want to make a lot of money, you should sell it.

@pioplu4803

4 жыл бұрын

😑...dont sell it bro

This is the best, most genuine, heartwarming eulogy I have ever heard. Kudos Billy Crystal

@antestanic2964

2 жыл бұрын

you should watch Graham Chapman's Eulogy by John Cleese.I promise you`ll love it. :D (strange thing to say about a funeral when you think about it)

@user-rc4rx6zs4s

2 жыл бұрын

This one, and also Tom Hanks' eulogy for Michael Clarke Duncan, my two favourite eulogies.

@dondinkelman8178

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@mikelobsitz7978

2 жыл бұрын

George Carlin

@mikelobsitz7978

2 жыл бұрын

[Q no

I just don't get tired of listening to this great speech. One of the most beautiful eulogies I have ever heard. You can tell he wrote it, and meant every word expressed. A true friendship, between two great individuals!

@reynaldomanalang5826

Жыл бұрын

..

@vision821k4

Жыл бұрын

yes because you know either of them.

@rolandosarabia810

Жыл бұрын

@@vision821k4 why be an arse?

@duchessdebra6427

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it wonderful to hear a Man show admiration for another Man out of Love & Respect?? I give Billy Crystal a million accolades for his touching tribute to Muhammad Ali -- a great Man! Thank you Brother w/ Love⚘ DD 🕊

@ems4580

Жыл бұрын

On my fourth listen 😂👍🏼💪🏽💪🏽

One of the greatest speeches of our times.

@allforthewinner

Жыл бұрын

Peekwe

@martin7955

Жыл бұрын

All lies he was a typical black man chip on his shoulder and a racist

@williamsachman7814

Жыл бұрын

@@allforthewinner 😊😊

Our fourth grade class was on a field trip in NYC in the seventies and someone spotted Ali walking on the sidewalk next to the bus. We all began waving and shouting at him and he came on to our bus!! He was amazing and told us all to stay in school and study hard. Really a kind, wonderful man.

@chowder8802

4 жыл бұрын

what a beautiful memory

@bro89174

4 жыл бұрын

If u say so @Bill Powell

@nabil6135

4 жыл бұрын

@four eleven forty-four why... That sounds like Ali.

@j_y06

4 жыл бұрын

four eleven forty-four Soooo is that suppose to make us think he's lying or?....

@bangladeshirealtor

4 жыл бұрын

four eleven forty-four maybe he was on the bus , was it a bus carrying one person ? Lol

I was in tears, not of laughter, but in the way Billy Crystal spoke, it spoke volumes about Muhammad Ali,it also spoke volumes about Billy Crystal,they were truly brothers. Absolute oratory perfection.

@amandaallred4440

2 жыл бұрын

So very beautifully stated!

@ronaldverback5370

Жыл бұрын

It was a great man he was a great man everybody knew that

@richardpeers2565

Жыл бұрын

me too !😢❤️👍

Such a gracious man Billy Christal is. To eulogize his wonderful friend Muhammad Ali.

What a magnificent eulogy to your friend Billy….You taught us all a lesson here in dignity…. Thank you Billy for that speech directly from your heart….Love you so much Billy Crystal

@suecoughlin5244

Жыл бұрын

At that funeral for Mohammed Ali-- people of all different races--religions--sitting next to each other--laughing together--so why can’t we do this in our everyday life--I don’t care who you are-- how you pray--we are all the creation of God--and that’s it--he made us equal--how he still loves us through all our faults--who knows--so however you say Go in peace to love and serve the Lord--how about we try it--Mohammed Ali you were the greatest--you said what you meant and you meant what you said

"But didn't he make all our lives a little bit better than they were?." Beautiful statement..

@CelesChere9999

4 жыл бұрын

He's still influencing lifes. Ali is immortal.

@SilentKnight43

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed...a beautiful statement in a speech filled with beautiful and poignant moments from start to finish.

@lordrayden9111

3 жыл бұрын

@David McFrost who cares about your puny view. He has millions of followers. And you are just another keyboard warrior living under your parents cupboard. And that fake religion you speak of has 2.5 BILLION followers around the world. Your argument is as small as your IQ.

@lordrayden9111

3 жыл бұрын

@David McFrost Just look at your crap triggered essays, everyone knows who is the keyboard warrior here. And he didn't abandon your Jesus, he just found the right path. The right way. And all his glory came to him not as Cassius clay, but as "Mohammed Ali". Because of that right path he chose. He was never segregated racially in Islam. He lived and died as a good man, like how a Muslim should be. Dogs bark at the moon all the time, but moon will always be majestic and it never fades, that is the analogy between you and Mohammed "The greatest" Ali.

@anthonyminor3160

3 жыл бұрын

Well said by Billy Crystal

This here is a masterclass in public speaking

@boydrebers6640

6 жыл бұрын

absolutely agree

@stonefly4894

5 жыл бұрын

Good ear gentlemen,fluent,sharp. Most don't recognize a truly gifted public speaker

@charlesgoodyear9403

5 жыл бұрын

Amen: That was first class!

@apachemimi9762

5 жыл бұрын

..how..? ..hit me back! ..not that you follow yourself!

@Andre8521

5 жыл бұрын

MASTER CLASS!!! Seriously! This was clearly prepared in many ways but effortlessly given extemporaneously!! Man... and just beautiful words at that but littered with the truth of experience... Even if you had a grudge against the man in life - Billy would have made you love him in his passing - framing him in the light we should look at all people - Their good deeds!!! SO DOPE!!!!!!

Billy is so eloquent, he conjures images with his beautiful words like a brilliant artist with paint to canvas. Ali was and will always be the greatest.

It 2 am and I am amazed as I listen to Billy Crystal a Jewish man speaking about his friend and friendship with Muhammad Ali a Muslim. I am so touched to see what true friendship really looks like thank you.

"He ran with the gods and walked with the crippled", really good quote.

@rufaiisa9528

3 жыл бұрын

What a great talk,May his soul rest in peace ameeenn

@sarahluper7881

2 жыл бұрын

@Too easy Not a good quote indeed! There is only one truly God; the Creator of all things; and Jesus Christ the Only begotten Son of God, our Lord and Savior.

@sarahluper7881

2 жыл бұрын

@Too easy True, there is only one God, the Father Almighty and Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son. Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins. If you have a Bible please read it. Jesus Christ can be found in the New Testament. The only way to the Father (God) is to the Son (Jesus Christ).

@mistadangerzone8362

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a figure of speech, I doubt he meant it to be offensive

@stankynugz2423

2 жыл бұрын

@Too easy you really missed the whole point of this speech, huh?

The most eloquent eulogy I've ever heard. He would be smiling from above.

@thomasberry2605

2 жыл бұрын

For sure, that was great

I remember seeing Mr Ali walking through the DFW airport being trailed by a gaggle of kids all wanting autographs. This lovely man took time to sign each and every child’s paper. The other thing I noticed was the expression of joy on Mr. Ali’s face. What an American treasure.

@jg769

Жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of meeting him in 1990. He shook my hand and gave me an autograph. As we were shaking hands my mind immediately thought about how many people that hand knocked out and how many important people around the world also shook it.

@andrewmohlala3262

7 ай бұрын

He is a treasure to the world at large. I'm a South African never been anywhere except my own country. But I watch Ali interviews and fights on repeat. And he has a special place in my heart 💖💓

One of the best speeches I've ever heard. Every person on this planet needs to listen to this eulogy. It resonates on what is wrong in the world. Being Jewish myself I've been exposed many times to prejudice, but never could figure out why others resort to it. Billy Crystal's words spoke volumes on how we all should act towards one another. Muhammed Ali's greatness is not only being the best boxer of all time, but someone who was stripped of his heavyweight title and then became one of the most revered humanitarians ever.

@redkc

Жыл бұрын

Well Said!!

@sosuapimp8449

Жыл бұрын

It sucked,he Bashed Trumps wall

@andycapp8843

Жыл бұрын

Stripping Ali of his title was simply an act of revenge, a pitiful, spiteful emotion, it didn’t however take away the fact that through determination and hard work he won the right to be awarded a ……gong! A gong is a piece of trash that collects dust, nothing more in reailty. He rose above it and for that he deserves a louder applause than when he won the thing.

@billpetersen298

Жыл бұрын

@@sosuapimp8449 Trump Is the opposite, of these traits, he likes to divide.

@sosuapimp8449

Жыл бұрын

@@billpetersen298 sometimes you have to be divisive. People need to be told what they need to hear,instead of told what they want to hear

Muhammad Ali was a gift from God to humanity . Rest In Peace Champ

@axelpalacios9232

4 жыл бұрын

He was an example bro

@garystarkey726

4 жыл бұрын

charles manson was a gift from god too. every friggin person is.

@garystarkey726

4 жыл бұрын

@@axelpalacios9232 was he sis...lol

@saidjalkh5948

4 жыл бұрын

Really ? Why?

@papasul29

4 жыл бұрын

@@garystarkey726 lol ok

"The most famous Muslim man in the world honoring his Jewish friend....."

@Priest3733

4 жыл бұрын

He was a GOOD MAN that happened to be a Muslim.

@723743

4 жыл бұрын

@@Priest3733 and u r a jerk as u r

@tazman5722

4 жыл бұрын

@@723743 And you, know NOTHING about respect.

@chaosoth9578

4 жыл бұрын

@@Priest3733 his peace message was based off of Islam , that's why his message is so centred around peace with everyone

@yousha4198

4 жыл бұрын

@@Priest3733 He didnt happened to be a muslim he converted to a muslim.

"I'll never run there again" Simple but powerful statement.

@CustomizedUsername

Жыл бұрын

“And he didn’t”. Ali 🐐

He Ran With the GODS and WALKED With the CRIPPLED ❤🙏💯

@troyrandall2489

8 ай бұрын

Yessss. #PRICELESS

"The most famous Muslim man in the world honoring his Jewish friend." Profound respect for a fellow human being, particularly in light of the current, mindless hatred and intolerance we see today. Wow.

@SneakyShark

6 жыл бұрын

Great observation Warren and nicely put.

@Anitachirubva

6 жыл бұрын

The other way round. The Jewish man honouring the Muslim man. All the same good observation

@warrenwintrode3698

6 жыл бұрын

It's a quote from Billy Crystal's speech, describing a time when Muhammad Ali went to Israel to honor his Jewish friend who was receiving an honor.

@hafidkouloun6405

6 жыл бұрын

Ali never went to Israel!!

@kleankutken

6 жыл бұрын

Huh?

Don't know how many times I've watched this piece... Still watching. Well done Billy. Ali the greatest

@RSTI191

4 жыл бұрын

Same here.. Find myself gravitating to this video every now and then...

@RSTI191

4 жыл бұрын

Why would I want to do that?

@hestonhutaue1214

4 жыл бұрын

The best eulogy ever! Thanx Billy, R I P CHAMP!!

@lenfana

4 жыл бұрын

@@RSTI191 Me too - great eulogy of a great man by a great comedian

@esaucanty125

4 жыл бұрын

@@hestonhutaue1214 llllllllllllllllllllll no to to n no it was

His words are wonderfully crafted. His heart, humor, and passion was on full display.

@bowattanga

2 ай бұрын

WELL SAID INDEED

The most beautiful eulogy I've ever heard.

Even in 2020 he is still the greatest of them all rest in peace.

@leroyoneill1929

4 жыл бұрын

Well said sir. 👏👏🙏

@abid4348

4 жыл бұрын

he will be forever the greatest. No one will ever match him. RIP GOAT

@roymansfield3738

4 жыл бұрын

ALI WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY OUR ENERY COOPER AND WOULD NEVER HAD GOT UP BUT THE BELL SAVED ALI AND WHEN THE SECONDS GOT IN THE RING THEY SPLIT ALIS GLOVES AND THATS WHAT CUT HENERYCOOPERS EYES IF THEY DIDNT DO THAT HENRY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION BUT THE USA CHEATSED HENERY OUT OF HIS TITTLT

@nevermoresraven6908

4 жыл бұрын

@@roymansfield3738 that didn't happen it was a boxing myth made up by the British public watch the real fight it never happened, you can watch the fight online for yourself and you will see it never happened, Plus Cooper's eyes always cut open he had very sharpe bones over his eyes it lost him many fights

@tommyd.743

4 жыл бұрын

Mashallah

I met him once in 1976 I was 9 years old he was running in detroit (where I grew up) he stopped for a bunch of us kids & signed our arms "float like a butterfly & his name" even showed me the right way to through a solid punch

@RobertJamesChinneryH

5 жыл бұрын

that's not really a "meeting" ....your pushing it -did he take you to dinner?

@jerrytjohnson2263

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertJamesChinneryH you are correct it was not a meeting but I didn't say I had a metting with the man I said I along with 10-15 of us kids "met" him, learn to read dumb ass...........

@4orrcountry

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertJamesChinneryH Are you so pathetically envious that you attempted to degrade the nature of a child's meeting with an American icon?

@paulanthony5274

4 жыл бұрын

Shutup Robert.And you start a sentence with a capital,dumb shit!

@waymondhallum7203

4 жыл бұрын

Nice story

You’ll never hear a better or more sincere send-off than that, will you?

@jamescalifornia2964

Жыл бұрын

Billy Crystal is a "class act" - just like Ali . 👍

Billy Crystal got it just right - the perfect eulogy !

@barbarawarren5850

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree🥰

@williespeirs6134

5 жыл бұрын

@@barbarawarren5850 - Thank you - I know you'll only just have noticed the post. I'd really be troubled if you'd been pondering over it for a time. But yes, it was really good - I'm about to watch it again.

@MrDaoJones

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, great speech. Much respect to Billy.

@bigdbohnen

5 жыл бұрын

'35 years after he stopped fighting he is still the champion of the world". What a great line, couldn't have described Ali any better than that

@nryan83c

5 жыл бұрын

Amen,he said it with love

He wasn't the hero this world deserved, but he was the hero this world needed. Gone but he will never ever be forgotten.

@mikerodgers7620

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus is better.

@hakangoze5790

3 жыл бұрын

@John Doe :))) Sometimes one word response is mightier then a nucleer bomb. Nice aim bro. .

@haroldluke6906

3 жыл бұрын

He was a draft dodger and he turned his back on God to serve allah and i promise you if he didn't turn back to God before he died he is burning in hell

@SyedmasroorMasroor

3 жыл бұрын

@@haroldluke6906 God is the same as Allah

@nathanthomas3714

3 жыл бұрын

@@hakangoze5790 hub

Even after all these years this still chokes me up. I seriously don't think anyone could've done it better!!! He certainly deserved it!!! Rest in Peace Champ!!!

I was captivated the entire speech, and like many who commented, ended up broken with tears! This is one of the most beautiful testimonials of love and friendship I've ever seen and heard! I pray to have a physical relationship close to this someday. Gold standard right here... Ali is far beyond a sports figure. He was a presence that pulled you in like a gravitational force. THE GREATEST!

This is the sweetest and kindest thing I've ever heard one human being say about another

@fat213

3 жыл бұрын

Then you haven’t seen Howard cossells tribute

@billiemaize6919

3 жыл бұрын

Bruno Mispireta still in tears! 💞💞💞. LOVE makes the world.......

"life is better when you build bridges not walls" - wonderful!

@surajkobal4057

6 жыл бұрын

Sadiya Khan ☺👍

@stevejoshua9536

5 жыл бұрын

That eulogy was just two short years ago. Yet in our current cultural-political atmosphere, I fear that those words are falling on deaf ears.

@mwduck

5 жыл бұрын

He was speaking metaphorically, of course.

@bcbodycomp

5 жыл бұрын

Sadiya Khan (profound)

@LES2198

5 жыл бұрын

Sadiya Khan to

He was my big brother 😭😭😭. I wish we had this humanity in this day and age.

Will always respect this man, soft spoken yet steel solid, always smiling and knocking yet serious, sincere and unapologetically ambitious. The MUHAMMAD ALI.

I've watched this many times and it still brings tears. 1979, I had a backstage 35 minute conversation with Ali at the LA Forum for his retirement party TV broadcast. The conversation was supposed to be about a production prop I had made for the show. Ali didn't care about that. He wanted to talk about my personal history and some of his own. That night, I met the Ali the person that he really was. I now wish that I had recorded that conversation. Ali was an amazing person on the inside as well.

@MrCurcio99

2 жыл бұрын

So Cool..thanks for sharing:)

I remember him saying, " ain't I pretty?" He was joking, but he was right, absolutely right. Known and loved by millions around the world. Still makes me cry.

@sharonjackson268

2 жыл бұрын

Whew...yes indeed a fine caramel of a man!!!!

@josephmcdonnell402

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss Thomas,how long did you know him,was it in his boxing days or later in his life you got to know him,it must have been a pleasure to be close to such a great human.

No words,just tears.

Made me cry... Beautiful...

Greatest Speech about 'THE GREATEST", Just Beautiful... Rest in Peace Ali.

@danrichardson60

4 жыл бұрын

Wow i cry because ali was more than a boxer. He was love world wide all religions and races. He was a humanitarian. He never shy away from affliction. Few people on this planet that didn't need money to make him rich.

@Zeshi185

4 жыл бұрын

@@danrichardson60 True

@jrsouth9253

4 жыл бұрын

Pure true friendship

I met Muhammad Ali at his training camp when I was in 7th grade. He took the time to come over and tell my best friend and I a poem. He didn't have to do that, but was a very nice man

@Jamolioz

2 жыл бұрын

What was the poem?

@CAM0244

2 жыл бұрын

Omg it would have been great if you guys could have gotten a picture with him. But his presence was something you will never forget 👌

@acentrixes1380

Жыл бұрын

@@CAM0244 dog cameras barely existed back then tf 😂

What a wonderful tribute. I never knew just how close Ali and Billy were 🙏❤️

A beautiful tribute of true "Brotherhood"...

@lreesjohn1951

Жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing!

@jameswilliam8835

Жыл бұрын

Hello How are you doing today ?

This was one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard or seen

@geoffdillon4637

3 жыл бұрын

Touché from me too. Mesmerising.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee... Never forgotten. Love you Ali.

Every State in America should have a statue of Ali.

Wow...SERIOUSLY 2023 still watched

Crying my eyes out tonight in 2019. "Builder of bridges, rather than walls."

@TribalSaints

5 жыл бұрын

@onlyfacts Is this how you build a bridge, or are you being an a**hole?

@TribalSaints

5 жыл бұрын

@onlyfacts It's a freaking quote based on what Ali represented and seriously, do you live behind a wall or out open in the street? Because if you live behind walls you are being an asshole.

@TribalSaints

5 жыл бұрын

@onlyfacts In June of 2016? Before Trump became the POTUS? Wow!

@TribalSaints

5 жыл бұрын

@onlyfacts Oh, now I get it, you feel the need to bring Trump and your useless opinion into someone's funeral.Get a life. "I have a wall and Billy has a wall and our nation needs a eallt" I'm assuming "eallt" is wall.

@TribalSaints

5 жыл бұрын

@onlyfacts I hope you feel fulfilled, but if you seriously think Billy Crystal, after losing his good friend, went out of his way to throw a jab (pun intended) at Trump before he was elected POTUS, who freakin cares? Again, get a life.

This has to be one of the most amazing tributes ever given .... Not just for a boxing legend, but for a man whom refused to let anyone stand in his of way being true to himself... First and foremost.

@markladenheim5352

Жыл бұрын

Ali wasn't education smart but you can tell how bright he was by his whip sharp sense of humor. Meeting the Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos he actually said, "I saw your wife. You're not as dumb as you look." To be able to pull that off and make a ruthless tyrant laugh - that's brilliant.

@toneywalker41

Жыл бұрын

So so true

@juliuszeus3437

Жыл бұрын

Sorry

One Great man talking about another RIP GOAT

@crystalash5643

Жыл бұрын

Taylor

This was probably the most beautiful and heart touching eulogy I've ever heard!👌👍

@lumberman1955

3 жыл бұрын

Another is Kevin Costner speaking at Whitney Houston's funeral.

@wallacetrisler8560

3 жыл бұрын

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@lenniewatson687

2 жыл бұрын

@@lumberman1955 That one had me crying like she was a family member.

@Z06Ronald

2 жыл бұрын

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@1234jajadingdong

2 жыл бұрын

It rivals Maya Angelou’s recording for Nelson Mandela’s passing.

"And those were his own words"

@jegerbest89

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah everybody heard it. Thanks for clearing it up for us

@pakauputairi2855

4 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh hard out 🤣🤣

@mbaig50

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

Billy Crystal that was an absolutely beautiful speech. Got me teary, Muhammad Ali wasn't just the greatest boxers of all time but one of greatest men of all time. May Allah(SWT) grant to Jannatul firdaus

No fitting tribute for the GOAT Ali excels than this masterpiece by billy. The champ deserves to get this

@jameswilliam8835

Жыл бұрын

Hello How are you doing today ?

I was at The Rustic Inn Crab House in Dania, Fl in the early 80's. Ali was eating with his wife and the waitress asked my mom if I wanted to meet him. I really did not know who he was as I was like 9 years old. He tapped my cheek with his fist and told me to eat my vegetables, lol.

@mextech141

4 жыл бұрын

Did it work?

@richardlacey4923

2 жыл бұрын

Dania jai Alai days

@MegaTurdnuggets

Жыл бұрын

@@mextech141 yes it did ty.

When the Americana Hotel in NYC opened, I was 10 years old. My dad, a cab driver, took me downtown to see the opening. Each floor represented a different U.S State. A little crowd was formed outside the hotel and there he was, Muhammed Ali. I'm short and like in the movies, my eyes went slowly from his shoes up to the top of his head, my dad and I went up to him, I put my tiny hand into his huge hand and he graciously shook it, said hi, shook my dad's hand. We stepped back and just watched him. He was happy, laughing, signing autographs, and he totally impressed me with his charm.

A true love for your fellow "little brother" doesn't see color, religion or gender. Absolutely beautiful. If you're reading this, I wish you peace, love and happiness.

Muhammad Ali was truly a phenomenal athlete, entertainer and human being. He was the greatest!!

This was the best eulogy I have ever heard. Billy is a legend to be recon with, his talent lays not only his performance but also in his crystal clear humanistic outlook which should be an infectious disease that spreads out as a hay fire surrounding the world just like a glow of love. Thank you, Billy, for bringing Muhamed Ali back to life.

@ckc7183

6 жыл бұрын

bugder I certainly agree with u - Awesome eulogu from the great Billy BUT awesome comment from YoU - 👏

@conniesufridge8844

5 жыл бұрын

Fox news

@markjackson6134

5 жыл бұрын

I can't recall a better one. Find the one Tom Hanks did for Michael Clarke Duncan,..it's pretty moving and funny (odd combination BTW) too.

I've never heard anyone do a better Muhammad Ali impression than Billy Crystal! Amazing!

One of the greatest speeches I have ever heard. Absolutely perfect, and from the heart. Well done Billy!

@TerryMcGearyScotland

Жыл бұрын

I’ll second that!

Greatest boxer ever, I'm sorry to see him go so young, what a great ambassador for sports and mankind

Been enjoying Michael Jordan’s “The Last Dance” on Netflix, and came here just to remind myself who the GOAT really is. God bless you, Ali.

@bartkiggen8665

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed a GOAT doesn't question himself if republicans buy sneakers ;)

@jamesb2871

3 жыл бұрын

Here here

@Onlyreal23

3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS A FUNERAL. WERE NOT COMPARING WHO THE GOAT IS.

@bilanggoboy

3 жыл бұрын

Moetoosaucy8thgrade Good for you Brother. Have a great day.

@Grimeyknowledge

3 жыл бұрын

Two different sports

One of the greatest eulogies ever.Billy is such a classy man, eloquent, timeless.they both are " The Greatest.

Billy Crystal did a fantastic eulogy for a great man that I alway respected a great deal.

My favourite Memory

My father died in my arms on 7/4/84. At the age of 32 I had his body taken 2 1/2 hours away to his favorite church. I gave the eulogy in front of 500. people. It was the easiest thing I ever did. I just told them how proud I was of my father. Jordan Pride. RIP FAJ

@wardis8303

5 жыл бұрын

Dennis Jordan, when a eulogy is spoken from the heart, it’s always so easy to do, the pride one gets is beyond belief

@fightrrrrr

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss and god speed to your dad

@drewp1974

5 жыл бұрын

I was born 7/4/74..... thats a beautiful story....

@wardis8303

5 жыл бұрын

MbseedM , I’ve had folk laughing and even clapped at my best friends send off, even my brother in laws I had them laughing, you can’t make it too sombre, it’s a sad day as it is, hopefully, you won’t have to ever speak a eulogy ever, but if you offer, make it fun, as everyone knows a time when that person had fun with everyone at sometime who attends, that would spark a great memory for someone

@adriennerobinson1180

4 жыл бұрын

Aww,SIP TO Your Father

Billy Crystal was the perfect person for this. You are missed Ali!

@arthurrandtsoa2122

3 жыл бұрын

@Richie Levoi

"all of us huddled on the conveyer belt" to fight a war none of us believed in. He "made all our lives a little bit better than they were".

A well crafted and delivered eulogy to a close friend. Ali must have been smiling and applauding Billy Crystal; a champ in his own right. Thank you Billy. I can listen to this over and over and never get tired of it.

Billy Crystal, YOU so know what to say and how to say it. This was a beautiful tribute to a great man. You are a great man too. Thank you!

@bigdbohnen

4 жыл бұрын

Billy has eulogized his best friend (Robin Williams) his hero (Mickey Mantle) and his big brother (Muhammad Ali). Can't be easy but he does such a magnificent job

@charlie6869

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@allysonhanks7367

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Allen, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.

@lydiaanderson623gmaillydia6

Жыл бұрын

@Hello Allen how are you doing

How amazing must a person be to have words like this spoken about him.

@Superman679

6 жыл бұрын

The answer is not at all, when Donald Trump dies there will be people who say that he was the greatest president ever. Hell, he's not even dead and they are already saying it but just cause a few hundred or thousands of people say it, doesn't make it so. Don't hate the man (Ali) but I do hate that they still say he was the greatest of all time, when he wasn't, he was very, very good but far from the greatest.

@kybelian

6 жыл бұрын

Dennis Robertson Muhammad Ali is the Greatest. He was the ONLY Heavyweight Champion of the World! That meant he was known and recognized on the streets of every capital and major city on earth not just the USA and Europe. No other person comes close except the Queen of England, Princess Diana.... But the word fighter if left to boxing would be too small. The fight he fought gave courage to punks like Donald Trump to be able to resist going to Vietnam. He was willing to pay a fine and go to prison for his beliefs. Give up fame and fortune. He did not depend on a deferment like punkass Donald Trump or Dick Cheney. He did not run off to Mexico like John Wayne did to avoid WW2. Vietnam was an unjust war based on lies and racism. There are entire high school classes of boys drafted and dead. There are homeless shelters full of Vietnam era vets. I know firsthand because I was in one of them. Ali stood up and sacrificed himself and this was important to eventually bring an end to what essentially was another opportunity for the USA to mass murder Asians defending their country. What you wrote about Trump is worthless nonsense. Shows what a threat the USA has become for having so many ignorant people having too much power. The only people who will call Trump the greatest will be clueless Users who voted for him. There will be no such sentiment coming from South America, Africa, Asia and yes Europe..especially Britain. Heavyweight champion because he fought for the little people and spoke truth to power against men too afraid to go against him one on one.

@mrskamran

6 жыл бұрын

He was....he is missed. 😔

@AHMAD7657

6 жыл бұрын

Dennis, Donald Trump cheated and faked a medical report for not going to Vietnam, but this guy stood like a man and rejected the crazy war.

@kybelian

6 жыл бұрын

george fish I already beat you Set Dog Stank. Stay out of civilized conversation. When we want to know how to fart the Star Spangeled Banner we will call you.

How prophetic...how wonderful a eulogy. Given the very raw and recent events our world is feeling right now, people should listen to this magnificent eulogy and messages inside the story of Ali. Fantastic in scope and generous and kind in script, this is a must see. Kudos to Billy and moreover to Muhammad Ali.

Amazing face, legs arms, body, personality, grace, style, class, talent , heart, do I go on? Too many words! Rest in paradise❤!

An emotional speech. This man was so lucky to be chosen by Muhammad Ali as a friend. I wish I could like this video more than once

Pure class and elegant speech mixed with high emotions...One of the best ever

@RobertJamesChinneryH

5 жыл бұрын

how much was he paid for ridiculing a person at their funeral?

@SilentKnight43

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertJamesChinneryH You really don't get life, do you? Pity.

@whendovesfly4844

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertJamesChinneryH fool

@4orrcountry

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertJamesChinneryH Zero - the same as you're getting for appearing here. Nitwit.

Billy Crystal eulogy was beautiful , comforting, lovely and funny. Muhammad Ali had a real friend as he himself deserved to have.

The GOAT among the GOATs for any sport any discipline anywhere anytime

Beautiful beautiful speech. Billy Crystal made people laugh on Ali's funeral and I imagine Ali would want that too. And that imitation is spot on. Much respect for the both of them

The best way to remember somebody's/someone's life is to Celebrate the life they led instead of mourning their death. Awesome Billy. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the champ with us.

Silent messenger of Peace, little brother

Greatest eulogy ever!. Thank you Billy Christal and thank you Muhammed Ali.

In 1976 I had the honor of meeting the champ. I was fresh out of the Police Academy and working for a local Dept when they were asking various Dept in the area if they had any officers that would like to work Security at his place in Berrien Springs Michigan and I volunteered. I was in my second day working the main entrance and just finishing up checking in a vehicle when I heard the driver "Hey Champ" I turned around and standing tall was Ali. He greeted me and shook my hand and for the next half and hour or so he stayed and we talked. As we talked he ask me if I had any thing to eat. I told him that I had brought a sandwich but that wasn't good enough. He told one of his body guards to stay at the entrance and had me walk with him to his house for a much better meal. He talked to me like we've known each other for a long time. That memory has stayed with me to this day and he is still the greatest. May you Rest in Peace Champ.

@turkking11

4 жыл бұрын

that is a great story! Much respect!

@ralphdougherty1844

4 жыл бұрын

Turksta TRK Wow...you’re an asshole aren’t you?

@user-wp9mb5yq5e

3 жыл бұрын

@four eleven forty-four seriously though, what is actually wrong with you? Just another day in your hate filled brain with no sense or respect, at all? Shame.

@4orrcountry

3 жыл бұрын

@four eleven forty-four Well, this comment confirms what I thought to be the case when I read a couple of your other "gems": YOU are a miserable, sad human being. I'd call you other things, but you'd enjoy the attention too much. Worst of all, YOU know who YOU are and YOU have to live with YOURself. Have a miserable day.

I only wish I could have a friendship and understanding as they shared.

@jorgezuniga6547

3 жыл бұрын

shhhhhhh are uou related to phillip weinberger.

@allysonhanks7367

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mark, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.

@ClarityDetermination

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@lydiaanderson623gmaillydia6

Жыл бұрын

@Hello Mark how are you doing

A heavyweight with lighter feet than featherweights, quicker hands than lightweights, going against conventional boxing with his chin up, hands down, moving backwards, and the first to use the “heel” approach in boxing. Greatest of All Time.

Absolutely beautiful. God bless Billy and Ali. Lovely and genuine relationships.

What a masterful storyteller. Who could engage you that long in a speech without getting bored?

@ibras1428

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have said that better

@glentownsend4980

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I hung onto every word!

@markjackson6134

Жыл бұрын

Just now seeing your comment, 10months before mine (noting similar). He should take the tremendous pay cut an teach speech:):)

To Billy Crystal.... The Champ is looking down and STILL smiling after that eulogy!!!! GOD BLESS(R.I.P. MUHAMMAD)!!!!!!

@baranda0

5 жыл бұрын

+Rita Parker that's sounds just as far fetch as being a Muslim. Stop with the Jedi mind tricks you sheep.

@johnwoody9505

5 жыл бұрын

Hi@@wandajohnson9280 , so before Jesus came along everybody and I mean everybody who had been born before Jesus could do his teachings were banned from heaven. If this is the case, then your god is an unthinking horrible god. What we need is a god that just decides on who is good and who is bad as to whether they go to heaven. If the ten commandments are the benchmark then very few people would go, that's for sure.

You can tell they were true friends. Billy had a real love for him and Muhammad for Billy. They were brothers in life. What a great tribute by Billy.

Keep coming back to this video over the last 6 years... Great eulogy.

Ali once said "I was so quick I could turn off the light switch and be in bed before the room was dark!" Brilliant quote from one of my all time heroes, R.I.P Ali.

I met Ali on Miami Beach. The greatest man I ever had the pleasure to shake hands with...

Wow 😣😲😳. Who would have expected that. Crystal was just a brilliant comedian but man did he have a great heart of gold. What a wonderful tribute.

That was the most eloquent tribute I have ever witnessed. The most beautiful love filled, heartfelt tribute demonstrating the real power of honest real love. ❤️

Kudu's to Billy Crystal for a personal, memorable and magnificent tribute to an American: boxer, olympian, athlete, civil rights icon and legend who transcended sport , political, racial, religious and national boundaries.

@josephking6515

3 жыл бұрын

And he was not a bad singer as well.

Watched this again and again... It is all pure love and respect from little brother to the one and only Champ. So frigging beautiful.