Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts, by Davis Miller
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Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts, by Davis Miller
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The single most intimate look at Muhammad Ali’s life after boxing, told through the story of an unexpected friendship.
On Easter weekend 1988, then struggling writer and movie store clerk Davis Miller drove to Muhammad Ali's mother's modest house in Louisville, knocked on the front door, and waited for an answer. It had been over two decades since he’d first glimpsed The Champ on a black-and-white television―when Miller was an eleven-year-old boy, shattered by the unexpected loss of his mother―and he felt the time had come for him to personally thank the man whose fearlessness, grace, and tenacity gave him the power to overcome a near-paralyzing depression. When the door finally opened, Miller would not only get to meet his “spiritual constant” but also begin a surprising and tender new friendship that would forever transform his life.
Today, more than twenty-five years later, the two still share an uncommon bond, the sort that can be fashioned only in serendipitous ways and fortified through shared experiences. Miller now draws from those remarkable moments to give us a quietly startling portrait of a great man physically ravaged but spiritually young. Beginning with a series of three interconnected anecdotes about Miller's first meeting with the champ―which formed the basis of "My Dinner with Ali," a legendary piece of sports journalism that was anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing of the Century―Approaching Ali continues as a historic tribute, composed of linked vignettes spread out over decades, that is unlike anything else that has been written about one of the world's most famous and loved men.
As readers will discover in these pages, Miller is the Everyman, Ali the Superman in physical decline. Commingled together, the two voices form the all-time most intimate portrait of Ali's day-by-day life in his postboxing career. Through Miller’s eyes, we witness the aging and ailing Ali playing mischievous tricks on unsuspecting guests, performing sleight of hand for any willing audience, and walking over ten miles each day to enjoy an ice cream sundae and talk with strangers. Miller goes on to reveal a side of the boxing legend we never knew was there, whether it be Ali handing out hundred-dollar bills at a Los Angeles bus stop, showing a group of inner-city children the ocean for the very first time, or unexpectedly cracking jokes with the distinctly insightful words he is still able to summon.
Following in the grand contemporary literary tradition of writers such as Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, and Nick Hornby, Miller gives us a series of extraordinary insights into a man that he has been approaching nearly his entire life. The result is both a new introduction to the human side of a boxing legend as well as a loving and beautifully written reclamation of Muhammad Ali’s life after the ring.
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Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts, by Davis Miller - Amazon Sales Rank: #8862 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-23
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.60" h x .90" w x 6.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 240 pages
Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts, by Davis Miller Review “Each of Mr. Miller's Muhammad Ali tales is lyrical, important, and rigorously humanizing. There is music and truth in each sentence he writes. I can think of no higher praise for a writer or his work.” (Maya Angelou)"(Miller) recounts his 27-year bond with the champ, catching Ali's graceful decline and his influence. Thoughtful, emotive." (Sports Illustrated)“In clear, observant prose, Miller details how the most outspoken and graceful heavyweight of all time now struggles to knot a tie or make himself understood. Yet in the wreck of ‘the black Superman,’ Miller discovers and celebrates a spiritual Ali, a bodhisattva molded by the unlikely path of boxing and the Nation of Islam…. [Miller’s] engagement and journalistic integrity provide a unique perspective on a man he portrays as a hero for the world.” (Publishers Weekly)“In Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts (Liveright), Miller weaves vignettes drawn from his time with the Champ―updates of published work combined with new recollections―to tell a deeply personal story of Ali’s post-career life. From Ali’s take on historic fights to his struggles with Parkinson’s to unguarded moments, as when the boxer performs magic tricks for kids on a South Carolina beach, Miller celebrates the one-two combo of charisma and power that made Ali both his lifelong muse and the most famous athlete on the planet.” (C.J. Lotz - Garden & Gun)“Not like anything else that I have read. What a strange encounter between this extraordinary man and his gifted troubadour. One has the feeling of absolute and radiant verisimilitude, which is exactly what one requires.” (Donald Hall, former poet laureate of the United States)“From Norman Mailer to George Plimpton to Hunter S. Thompson to Tom Wolfe, Muhammad Ali has inspired some of the best work by America’s best writers. But no one has written about him as well as Davis Miller. Approaching Ali is a book for the ages, a book to be treasured.” (Matthew Polly, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller American Shaolin)“I don't know of a better or more human biography of an iconic American than Davis Miller's magnificent portrait of Muhammad Ali. Approaching Ali is the best book about friendship I've read in years. Every sentence in the book is, in one way or another, revelatory, profound, sublime, graceful, naked, true, tender, and uncompromising. Davis is a genuinely great writer.” (Howard Frank Mosher)“There have been many books about Muhammad Ali, and there will be more, but . . . nobody is more qualified to write about Ali’s post-boxing life than Miller.” (Bill Littlefield - Only a Game, NPR)"Davis Miller’s obsession with Muhammad Ali has spanned from his childhood to the present day, and his book Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts represents the culmination of that relationship. (Miller's book presents) “the all-time most intimate and quietly startling portrait of Ali’s day-by-day life, as well as the only deeply detailed look at his enormously rich years after boxing.” Ali, now 74 and courageously battling Parkinson’s disease, remains one of the great figures of 20th-century sports, and this profile finds the boxer’s playful good nature and magnanimous personal spirit intact." (Martin Brady, BookPage)
About the Author Davis Miller's work has been published in many of the leading national magazines, including Men's Journal, GQ, and Esquire, among others. He is the internationally best-selling author of two previous books, including The Tao of Bruce Lee, and is co-librettist of the acclaimed chamber opera Approaching Ali, which is based on his story "My Dinner with Ali."
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Approaching Ali highlights a unique relationship and points out the difference between fame and substance By Charles F. seaton It would be impossible to tally the number of words that have been written about Muhammad Ali over the past six decades. Many have come from the minds of the finest in the literary world and others have been penned by sportswriters and even professional intimates. What most of them have in common though is that they were either authored or based in the era when Ali was fighting.His ascension to the title, his decision not to lead other young men into the armed forces as the nation struggled against itself and Washington waged an unjust war, his loss to Joe Frazier and his title-winning effort over the powerful, unbeatable George Foreman. This has all been covered in abundance. Norman Mailer, David Remnick, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco and too many more to list.But what happened to Muhammad Ali after the lights dimmed, the crowds dwindled and the world moved on? What Davis Miller has given us in his book Approaching Ali A Reclamation In Three Acts, is an up-close and intimate look at Ali in his post ring years and it becomes strikingly evident that Ali was no less interesting after he heard the final bell. Miller’s relationship with Ali’s friends, family and his embrace of and enduring friendship with a talented sportswriter who just happens to be one of the biggest fans of “The Greatest of All Times.”His intimacy with the three-time former heavyweight champion gives the rest of us an opportunity to experience Ali’s interactions with his children, wife Lonnie and Brother Rahman. Miller spent time with Muhammad’s parents, Odessa and Cassius Clay, Sr., painting, short clear portraits of both. Ali is nothing if not an unconscious melding of his mother’s sweetness and the volatility of an African-American man denied his due as a fine artist in the Louisville, Ky. of the mid-twentieth century.There are two types of people to whom this book is highly recommended - fans of Muhammad Ali and those who came along in the wake of his career and know little of him. Both groups will come away knowing they have read something special, particularly the warm and long relationship between Ali and the author.Approaching Ali gives us a close personal look at the most famous athlete of all time and one of the most famous people in the world. Miller makes it clear that in no way is Muhammad Ali an anachronism, but he does hail from a time when people were famous for more than just being famous. It seems strange today, but during the peak of Ali’s fame back in the 1960s and 1970s you actually had to do something to be famous.I was a visitor to his Deer Lake, PA training camp for a period between 1972 and 1974 and having spent some time with the Champ myself, Miller’s longer and much deeper relationship rings especially true to me.To flesh out his picture of Ali, Miller also hit the road interviewing and visiting with the Champ in Louisville, Berrien Springs, MI, Las Vegas, NV. How was Miller able to get so close? There is little doubt that Ali recognized that the young writer had a genuine love and respect for him and that is what would be translated onto the page.The chapter where Miller writes of taking his young son on a thousand mile drive to meet Ali is especially poignant. That Muhammad Ali meant so much to him that he wanted to introduce him to his son goes a long way to pointing out the genuineness of this book. Who wouldn’t want to be part of a father-son bonding trip with the home of Muhammad Ali has the eventual destinationI am certainly past the stage where I take any of today’s celebrities seriously and so I know little of them beyond certain of their professional efforts. However, it is doubtful that anyone could stand up to the scrutiny or generate a similar level of interest so long after their relevance has faded from the mainstream.Despite his multi-millions, will anyone sit down, visit and write about Floyd decades after his retirement? It is doubtful. Relationships can be everything and Announcing Ali is about – above all – a relationship.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful book for Sports fans and non fans alike. By Paul Marley I recommend this book very highly to any reader looking for engaging, touching and real stories of human interest. I have read Mr. Miller's other writings and the stories in this book that appeared in his other books have been beautifully polished and they shine ever more brightly now. The new stories bring an additional dimension to Mr. Miller's fascinating relationship with the the World's most famous Man. Mr. Miller's writing is a pleasure to read. His descriptive style is vibrant and full. He is able to make you feel that you are living these remarkable experiences right along with him. Even if you've never seen a boxing match you'll come away from this book an Ali fan and a Miller fan, too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Very enjoyable book By J. Robert Ewbank This book by Miller is a very warm portrait of Muhammad Ali. It does not major on the boxing or bouts that he had, but is mainly the story of two men who became friends. In many places there are just snilppets or short stories that Miller has written which bridge the time he is talking about with others. My only wish is that the story could have been told in a consistent manner from start to finish, but it obviously cannot necessarily be told that way. I very much appreciate getting to know the real Ali, his personality, his dealings with people, rather than just a summary of the boxers fights. Received this copy from the Goodreads Giveaways and am certainly happy that I got the opportunity to read this book.J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" "To Whom It May Concern" and "Tell Me About the United Methodist Church"
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