THE GREATEST - A LIFE FULLY LIVED

I FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE.  I SHOOK UP THE WORLD. 
I MUST BE THE GREATEST. 

2016 has been merciless. R.I.P. Muhammad Ali. Float like a butterfly into eternity. Thank you for speaking your mind pic.twitter.com/JsffNKWTyI

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

My first two non-parental role models / heroes were Albert Einstein and Muhammad Ali.

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

Love this

Muhamad Ali Clay - Mohamad Ali speech - I have wrestled with an alligator https://t.co/EnPLwqnfIr

— Vernon Harris (@HarrisVernon) June 3, 2016

I Am The Greatest! https://t.co/1fQkx8dwSq via @YouTube

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

THAT FOOTWORK THO. #MuhammadAli #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/HZzTsqVjbS

— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) June 4, 2016

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— Captain Akata (@OwlsAsylum) June 4, 2016

We love you, Ali. ✊🏾💗 pic.twitter.com/7zdUNMYPpA

— BrownBlaze (@brownblaze) June 4, 2016

No Viet Cong. Called Me Nigger https://t.co/FJqsbBxQWv via @YouTube

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

Watching Roots reboot. Kunta Kinte was tortured into accepting the name Toby. But Muhammad Ali made us say his name. pic.twitter.com/HITNd7tcLt

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

GOAT pic.twitter.com/GSSGEfcnyc

— Neville Sinclair (@A2daO) June 4, 2016

Just posted this the other day. pic.twitter.com/oY3efU4gwE

— Kristian (@BalconyKristian) June 4, 2016

😔 pic.twitter.com/EXH7LfeTj9

— Josuke Higashikata (@RexTestarossa) June 4, 2016

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— RIP The Greatest (@BeigeHarleyRace) June 4, 2016

Via @NPR: Muhammad Ali And Malcolm X: A Broken Friendship, An Enduring Legacy https://t.co/Qp90hhNOS5

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

So much greatness has been recently lost. Such incredibly pale imitations left behind. Our heroes are so watered down. Reverse evolution.

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

Incredible story from @MuhammadAli's daughter. At the end, Ali's organs failed--but his heart continued to beat. pic.twitter.com/iS3ZfCAFaa

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixYS) June 4, 2016

“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.” - Muhammad Ali

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong." - Muhammad Ali

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was." - Muhammad Ali

— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) June 4, 2016

 A maestro in the ring. But that's just the beginning of what he'll be forever remembered for.

A photo posted by Erin Rogers Pickering (@eringopaint) on Jun 4, 2016 at 7:39pm PDT