Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was perhaps the most famous man on Earth, and not only for his epic skill in the ring. In this episode, Doc Rivers is joined by legendary sportscaster Al Michaels and longtime sports journalist Michael Wilbon to discuss Ali’s powerful and revolutionary words about race, politics, culture, and sport, especially during the hei ... Show More
Sep 2021
9/11, and America’s Season of Strength
Legendary sports broadcaster Jack Buck delivers a patriotic and impassioned speech just days after the September 11 attacks on the United States. The nation froze, events were cancelled, and sports put on hold. But to signal America’s return to professional sports, Buck recites a ... Show More
24m 4s
Apr 2021
Welcome to It Was Said: Sports
We hold speeches from the world of sports deep in our hearts and minds as timeless and historic moments that still, to this day and beyond, bring us inspiration, historical context, empathy, education and more. We remember these iconic moments so that we too can share them with c ... Show More
3m 9s
Feb 2021
Muhammad Ali: A Study in How to Become "The Greatest"
Muhammad Ali remains one of the greatest boxers of all time, but he was also a principled pacifist, Muslim and important to the civil rights movement. What drove this colorful, larger than life man? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnys ... Show More
56m 35s
Sep 2021
Ken Burns! On His ‘Muhammad Ali’ PBS Documentary, Ali’s Life and Legacy. MNF Recap: Raiders vs Ravens. Airborne Mailbag.
(1:58) - Hello, Layup Line and Fantasy Football Update. (10:13) - MNF Recap and Pass Rush Review of Carl Nassib and Maxx Crosby, and NFL Debuts of Rashawn Slater and Penei Sewell. (30:55) - Ken Burns on his ‘Muhammad Ali’ Documentary: Ali’s Religion, Dominance in the Ring, Relati ... Show More
1h 31m
Jun 2020
The man who shot Muhammad Ali
Legendary photographer Neil Leifer, who captured some of the most iconic images of Muhammad Ali in a career spanning half a century, joins Mike and Steve to tell the story behind some of his most famous work. Also, reaction to the confirmation of the date of boxing's return in th ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2024
How Muhammad Ali’s Grammy-Nominated Comedy Album Changed Everything
Float like a butterfly, sting like... a standup comic? Sixty years ago, long before the current golden age of smack talk, a 21-year-old Cassius Clay was nominated for a Grammy, for what should be considered the first diss album — a poetic, heavyweight takedown of Sonny Liston in ... Show More
50m 31s