The Champ: My Year with Muhammad Ali

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Do you think that you are God and know what I will say? That he is human. Because Ali was and is such a close friend, how were you able to mitigate your love for him with your desire to tell an honest story? When I tell my story about Muhammad Ali it is all about love and honesty. He loves all people and he is searching for the wisdom to use his fame in the best way possible to help all people in the world who need his help. Ali has no problem with the truth because he is the most truthful person. He loves people and he wants to help all the people in the world.

The close relationships between you, your wife Helga, Ali and his wife at the time, Veronica, reveal an entirely different side of Muhammad Ali, where he is a friend, a husband, and a father. Yet, the strength of his personality always seems to make him the perpetually dominant force in interpersonal relationships.

Muhammad Ali is larger than life. He has the utmost sincerity and integrity. He is the most spiritual person, on another level than the average man. When we are in his presence, it is like being in the presence of the POPE. That is the best way I can describe it. Is there one story that is your personal favorite? We all love the same God.

You discuss the night Helga met Muhammad for the first time and you asked her what she thought about him. Meaning, he had to purposely rile up his opponent so he could rile up himself enough to go into a different, competitive, non-compassionate mode. This is exactly why he promoted his fights the way he did. After Liston, he thought that he would have to keep up his promotion as the braggart, who was predicting rounds in which his opponents would fall.

He did it to 1. He needed a challenge—something to motivate him to train hard, because he hated training. He would insult his opponent to motivate himself. Have you thought about this? They had one thing in common—they all loved Ali, whether they were good, bad or ugly.

The Champ – My Year With Muhammad Ali

They all loved Ali! Muhammad knew this and took them into his fold to be part of all of his preparations for his fights. Ali knew that only he could make these people feel special by bringing them into in his camp. By having all these different people around, he could train and have fun. You use fairly simple language to describe the fight against Larry Holmes, when Ali loses his title, but it still brought me to tears.

Running with the Champ: My Forty-Year Friendship with Muhammad Ali

Was it absolutely heart-wrenching to be there? Can you tell us more about how it felt to be so powerless to avert this disaster? Yes, it was heart-wrenching and the night before Ali left L. But, when Muhammad makes up his mind to do something, he spends 24 hours a day justifying his decision and he is very good at it.

It was the way I felt about five minutes after meeting Muhammad. I was singing Smokey Robinson in high falsetto. This is my cousin, Tim Shanahan. Thanks again, Tim, for spending some time with Book Club Babble. We wish you every success with Running With the Champ! I received a copy of this book for free through a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.

I enjoyed the lesser known stories throughout It's a good companion piece to anyone that wants to know more about Ali while out of the spotlight.

Plenty of good stories and private moments between a close friend and Ali. There is no controversy in the book and I received a copy of this book for free through a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway. There is no controversy in the book and Shanahan doesn't cover those parts of Ali's life. He came into Ali's life after the Army draft time and makes little or no mention about any other negatives in Ali's life. That's not surprising given that they were close friends. The book was published in May originally, and Ali died on June 3rd , so there is no mention of his death in the book.

I would have liked to see a new passage from Shanahan in this paperback version printed in May All that said, I'd certainly recommend to any Ali fan And very well done. I enjoyed getting a glimpse into Muhammad Ali's life through the eyes of his longtime friend, the author, Tim Shanahan. This really helped to view Ali as a person and not just a famous athlete. There are many wonderful photographs scattered throughout the book. It was a touching tribute to "the Greatest. A good biography of Ali and his friendship with the author.

The story has many parts revealing the nonpublic Ali. An easy read but some time disjointed as it jumps around time wise. Jul 01, Sherman rated it liked it. Another book about Ali and mostly all the things we have read before but still a good book. A great career of a man who lived a full life and enjoyed life to it's fullest.

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Sep 18, Carol rated it really liked it Shelves: Whether you liked Ali or not, I think most would agree he was unique. I enjoyed reading about his life from this author's perspective and his long-standing relationship with Ali.

Tim Shanahan has had many opportunities to meet many celebrities in his life, not only through Ali and there are plenty of interesting antidotes. I also liked all of the personal pictures included in the book.

The book does bounce around back and forth throughout the years and I think the flow would have been improved if Whether you liked Ali or not, I think most would agree he was unique. The book does bounce around back and forth throughout the years and I think the flow would have been improved if it was told in chronological order.

Also, there were too many times I thought the author was spelling out to the reader what a close friend he was to Ali which really was not necessary, as his forty year relationship spoke for itself. I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Jun 10, Prachiti Talathi Gandhi rated it it was ok Shelves: Thank you NetGalley for giving me an opportunity to review this book.

It was a coincidence that I received this book to review just a day before the death of Muhammad Ali. This book is 40 years of record of friendship between Tim Shanahan and Muhammad Ali. Tim was a sales rep and he met Muhammad Ali with regard to one charity event. Tim has given account of their friendship. Tim met various athletes, Hollywood and other famous personalities.

This is the first book I read about Muhammad Ali. Ther Thank you NetGalley for giving me an opportunity to review this book. There are few rare photographs from the life of Muhammad Ali. Also few incidences gave an insiders perspective to Muhammad's Life. However, it appears that Tim has made an effort to avoid talking about controversies in the life of Muhammad Ali. Also at few places, I felt the connection is lost between two events.

If it would have been in chronological order it would have been great to review. However, this small thing do not affect the book. The book is interesting.

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Dec 17, Gabrielle Jawer rated it really liked it. Tim Shanahan's account of his long running friendship with The Greatest is engaging and insightful. It enables you to feel what it was like, not just to be close to Muhammad Ali, but to be Muhammad Ali.

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Shanahan mostly refrains from being overly worshipful, and he gives you a strong sense of Ali as an exceptional human being - one who developed a bond with Shanahan simply because he liked him and Shanahan asked little to nothing in return. Throughout the book, you get the sense that Ali judged Tim Shanahan's account of his long running friendship with The Greatest is engaging and insightful. Throughout the book, you get the sense that Ali judged people he met not by their color or fame but by the content of their character - which worked out well for Shanahan because he definitely not black nor was he rich or well connected.

The author - through writing partner Chuck Crisafulli - writes warmly and in an unadorned, straightforward fashion. A tough win against Earnie Shavers, a shocking loss to Leon Spinks, and a glorious redemptive comeback victory to win the World Heavyweight Championship for an unprecedented third time, a feat never accomplished before or since. Read more Read less. English Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.

Product description Product Description Award-winning photojournalist Michael Gaffney, Muhammad Ali's personal photographer from , shares fascinating stories of the boxer, including stunning, rare insider photographs. The Champ is award-winning photojournalist, Michael Gaffney's first book. He started his career as a news photographer in New Jersey in In , he became Muhammad Ali's personal photographer for a year, traveled around the world, covered 3 fights and made 8, photographs of the Champ. In , he held the first exhibition of his collection: The exhibition was a benefit for the Morristown Neigborhood House, where Gaffney learned to box as a young boy.

The photographs in this book are part of a traveling exhibition: Michael ran a corporate photography business for 25 years, and was a contract photographer with Muhammad Ali Enterprises in Manhattan. Michael has three children, Ian, Cara and Patrick. Joanna has two children, Ana and John. Kindle Edition File Size: Diversion Books 10 December Language: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. My Year with Muhammad Ali and highly recommend it to anyone interested in this dynamic, super athlete.

Michael Gaffney is an outstanding photojournalist.

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