Barack Obama:  Muhammad Ali Has Rocked the World

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Statue of Muhammad Ali on display in the exhibition 'I Am The Greatest' in London, England, in March 2016. Chris Ratcliffe / Getty Images

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, sorry about the departure of the legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali. In its official statement, they reminisced about Ali as a great man.
"Muhammad Ali was the greatest man. Point, "Obama said as written in the press release posted on the website of The White House, Saturday, June 4, 2016.
Obama said Ali would answer that he is more powerful than the greatest if he is asked about it. However, the difference between him and others, according to Obama, is everyone agreed with his opinion.
Obama and his wife Ali grateful to have known. In his study, near the Oval Office, Obama put a pair of boxing gloves under Ali photo. It was a picture of Ali when he was 22 years old, when he was still called Cassius Clay-winner of the Olympic gold medal.
Obama said he was still too young to know who Ali when the photo was taken. Ali, who he knew was Ali who appeared at Madison Square Garden and said, "I am an American. I am black, confident, arrogant; my name is not your name; my religion is not a religion; my target is not your target. Get used to me. "
Obama said the familiar figure of Ali who fought for the truth. "A man who fought for us," the president wrote.Obama recalled, Ali helped fight for the pride of being an African-American and encourage cessation of racial discrimination in America. President of the United States was declared Ali stood with Marten Luther King and Nelson Mandela.
Ali also nearly went to jail for refusing to serve as soldiers for the Vietnam War. He had lost the license in boxing before finally getting back a license after a court seeked. "Ali is standing. Her victory helped us get used to the Americans that we know today, "said Obama.
Obama told Ali not a perfect figure. But enthusiasm made him attract more friends than enemies. "Maybe because we hope, see ourselves in him," Obama said.
After his physical strength weakened, Obama said that Ali was more powerful to bring peace and reconciliation throughout the world. Ali told others that they, too, can become great. Although Ali was attacked disease, Obama said that light in his eyes can not be lost.
"Muhammad Ali shook the world," Obama said. He said that, thanks to Ali, the world and all the people for the better. At the end of a statement, Obama said the family's condolences to the family of Ali. They prayed, the greatest fighter can rest in peace.
Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74 years in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, Friday, June 3, 2016. A spokesman for the family, Bob Gunnell, said Ali was treated at a hospital in Phoenix since Thursday, June 2, 2016.
For 32 years, Ali battling Parkinson's disease. Bob said the cause of death was respiratory problems Ali.
Before being treated on Thursday, Ali had been treated in hospital in January 2015 because of a urinary tract infection. In December 2014, he was hospitalized because of pneumonia.
VINDRY Florentin

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Barack Obama: Muhammad Ali Telah Mengguncang Dunia 

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Minggu, 05 Juni 2016 | 02:36 WIB

 

Patung Muhammad Ali dipajang dalam pameran 'I Am The Greatest' di London, Inggris, pada Maret 2016. Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Presiden Amerika Serikat Barack Obama dan istrinya, Michelle Obama, turut berduka atas kepergian petinju legendaris, Muhammad Ali. Dalam keterangan resminya, mereka mengenang Ali sebagai sosok yang hebat.

“Muhammad Ali adalah orang terhebat. Titik,” kata Obama seperti tertulis dalam keterangan pers yang dimuat di situs The White House, Sabtu, 4 Juni 2016.

Obama mengatakan Ali akan menjawab bahwa ia lebih hebat dari yang terhebat jika dia ditanya soal itu. Namun, yang membedakan dia dengan orang lain, menurut Obama, adalah semua orang setuju dengan pendapatnya.

Obama dan istri bersyukur telah mengenal Ali. Di ruang belajarnya, dekat Oval Office, Obama menempatkan sepasang sarung tinju di bawah foto Ali. Itu adalah foto Ali saat masih berusia 22 tahun, saat ia masih bernama Cassius Clay—pemenang medali emas Olimpiade.


Obama menyatakan dia masih terlalu muda untuk mengerti siapa Ali saat foto itu diambil. Ali yang ia kenal adalah Ali yang muncul di Madison Square Garden dan berkata,  “Saya orang Amerika. Saya hitam, percaya diri, angkuh; namaku bukan namamu; agamaku bukan agamamu; targetku bukan targetmu. Terbiasalah denganku.”

Obama mengatakan mengenal sosok Ali yang berjuang untuk kebenaran. “Seorang pria yang berjuang untuk kita,” tulis Presiden itu.

Obama mengingat, Ali turut memperjuangkan kebanggaan menjadi seorang Afro-Amerika dan mendorong penghentian diskriminasi ras di Amerika. Presiden Amerika Serikat itu menyatakan Ali berdiri bersama Marten Luther King dan Nelson Mandela.

Ali juga hampir masuk penjara karena menolak bertugas sebagai tentara untuk Perang Vietnam. Dia sempat kehilangan lisensi bertinju sebelum akhirnya mendapatkan kembali lisensi itu setelah menempuh jalur pengadilan.  “Ali teguh berdiri. Kemenangannya membantu kami terbiasa dengan Amerika yang kami kenal kini,” tutur Obama.

Obama mengatakan Ali bukan sosok yang sempurna. Namun semangatnya membuat dia menarik lebih banyak teman daripada musuh. “Mungkin karena kami berharap, melihat diri kami dalam dirinya,” kata Obama.

Setelah kekuatan fisiknya melemah, Obama mengatakan Ali justru lebih kuat membawa kedamaian dan rekonsiliasi di seluruh dunia. Ali mengatakan kepada orang lain bahwa mereka juga bisa menjadi hebat. Meski Ali diserang penyakit, Obama mengatakan cahaya di matanya tak bisa hilang.

“Muhammad Ali mengguncang dunia,” kata Obama. Ia mengatakan, berkat Ali, dunia dan semua orang menjadi lebih baik. Di akhir pernyataan resminya, Obama mengatakan keluarganya mengucapkan belasungkawa kepada keluarga Ali. Mereka berdoa, petarung terhebat tersebut dapat beristirahat dengan tenang.

Muhammad Ali meninggal di usia 74 tahun di Phoenix, Arizona, Amerika Serikat, Jumat waktu setempat, 3 Juni 2016. Juru bicara keluarga, Bob Gunnell, mengatakan Ali dirawat di sebuah rumah sakit di Phoenix sejak Kamis, 2 Juni 2016.

Selama 32 tahun, Ali berjuang melawan penyakit parkinson. Bob mengatakan penyebab kematian Ali ialah masalah pernapasan.

Sebelum dirawat pada Kamis lalu, Ali pernah dirawat di rumah sakit pada Januari 2015 karena infeksi saluran kemih. Pada Desember 2014, ia dirawat akibat pneumonia.
VINDRY FLORENTIN