I saw him win the silver in 2004 at the age of 17, and if I can be even half as good as him, I will be happy,” he explains. Give Gift Back to Top Post by farleg on 0:20:21 GMT -7. Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member. I’ve grown up watching him on television. Float like a butterfly.Sting like a bee.Hey I cant see 0:20:21 GMT -7 harperc likes this. “Khan is the reason I picked up the gloves in the first place. The young Briton’s biggest inspiration and role model is in fact Amir Khan ( GBR), two-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist, who burst onto the scene at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. “People have begun to notice me for my accomplishments.” But slowly, I have proved myself and it doesn’t bother me any more,” explains the 18-year-old boxer. Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee The brash, underdog Muhammad Ali promised boxing fans hed 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' against Sonny Liston. ![]() They start comparing me to the great Muhammad ALI. And the origin of his most famous quote, 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' was uttered just before what would be a life-changing fight for the boxer. “People expect a lot from me because of my name. The British flyweight, known as Mo to his teammates, admits that he has to cope with a lot of interest that comes with his famous name and chosen sport. The Muhammad Alis: the USA's former world heavyweight champion (left) and Great Britain's Nanjing 2014 hopeful Learn more about My Simple 7– daily actions to thrive in a strong, healthy, and peaceful body.“It’s a beautiful coincidence that I share my name with one of the most legendary icons in the history of boxing, and that is reason enough for me to believe that the sport is my destiny,” says Ali, whose American namesake is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Sting like a bee refers to effective punching that. I’ll throw my hat into the ring and topple my opponent. Float like a butterfly refers to the ability to move around lightly and quickly on ones feet during a fight. The more I relax, the more powerful I become and the less tired I am in motion AND in life. This was one of the hardest lessons for me to learn. Instead, delivering hard punches is about relaxing the body for more power. I don’t need to come out swinging and expend all of my energy to knock out my opponent. It’s better to focus on what is in front of you and move your body to avoid getting hit. Instead, I use the impact to focus (in other words, I overrule my body’s stress response that tells me to run by standing up and fighting back). Learn how to take a punch – If I get hit, if I stop and get distracted, I am more vulnerable during the match. Before his bout with Sonny Liston in 1964, the young Cassius Clay entered the ring saying, Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.If I apply this principal to my life (e.g., exercising, working, thinking, etc.), I can be more productive and powerful as a human being. ![]() Next, the body needs to rest to process, recover, and repeat. The human body does best with INTERVALS, or bursts of activity. My body needs to rest in between rounds: If I fight for a long while without a break, I give all of my energy away, and I get tired. ![]() Muhammad Ali is a name that to this day puts fear in the strongest of men. A man driven by his ambition to be the best. A sports icon that is loved throughout the world. I have outlined a few of these lessons below: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (1969) Plot Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries Hes the greatest fighter of all time. Countless hours of grueling training, overcoming injuries, and learning how to fuel my body for competition has taught me so much about the potential of my body and my mind.
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