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The Champion [1981]
(Playwrights Canada, 1982)
Original
Résumé This is the story of the life of the boxer, Cassius Clay - aka, Mohammed Ali. The play covers the same period as the film When We Were Kings. Extrait « CHRIS : Ah! You're still here, Cassius! / ALI : Muhammad Ali. / CHRIS : Yes, if you prefer. I was afraid I'd miss you. / ALI : I'm packing and going back to Louisville. / CHRIS : It's all arranged. McDonald agrees, everybody spoke to him and he accepted. You don't need to renounce your religion, Cassius. / ALI : Muhammad Ali. / CHRIS : Yes...Muhammad Ali. The fight will go on, the result depends on you. You know the odds? / ALI : No / CHRIS : Forty-three to four in favour of Liston. » |
