you could say muhammad ali. muhammad ali was a man i looked on the tv and i said, look at this man.fought, i wanted to see him fight. the special thing i loved about muhammad ali is that every time he moved the feet really fast, the shoe shine was the greatest thing. once he did that, it was like, yeah, yeah, look at at the feet move. but as far as if i would want to fight them, no. it breaks down into era, and that is an era itself. my era is different. our era, we're bigger. muhammad ali's era was smaller. it is a different era. >> who were your personal heroes? >> ali was. i was eight years old. i was told i could be a heavyweight champion like ali. i weighed 65 pounds, 8 years old and they said, well, if you don't quit, you could be it. so i didn't quit and 20 years later i became the heavyweight cham champion of the world. >> and you two have slugged it out and gone through 15 rounds together? 12 rounds. 24 rounds of smacking seven bells out of each other. >> doesn't ring the bell around here. >> how can you still be friend how does the boxing fraternity ly? deal with the fact

muhammad ali's era was smaller. it is a different era. >> who were your personal heroes? >> ali was. i was eight years old. i was told i cop a heavyweight champion like ali. i weighed 65 pounds, eight years old. they said if you don't quit, you can be it. i didn't quit. 20 years later, became heavyweight champion of the world. >> you two slugged it out, went 15 rounds together? 12 rounds. 24 rounds of smacking seven bells out of each other. >> doesn't ring the bell around here. >> how can you still be friendly. how does the boxing fraternity deal with the fact that for months you prepare to smack each other to seven bells, then now i see you and you can -- >> with me, it is a job and i truly believe we both have the right to be the best we can. i trained, he trained. we get in who the best at night. when the night is over, i like brush it off. >> did you look at evander holyfield's eyes? even now they terrify me. didn't they bring back terrible memories, bearing down on you followed by fists? >> not really. we solved that all in the ring. we're obviously competitors and we

we're standing at tenth and muhammad ali streets right now. muhammad ali was once called walnut street. when we think of old walnut at least, this is the area. we're also standing, essentially, in the area of where black louisville was born. the late 1820s, two young african-americans who had inherited a little bit of money were able to get a young white woman to actually sell them some property that was then on the outskirts of town. this is that property here, going farther back up to about seventh street. and, of course, it's on this property that the free black community of louisville took root. by the 1850s you had about eight independent black churches in this area, a small but a thriving community and, of course, this is what gave african-americans in louisville their distinctive community. in later years, of course, this community would grow. it would never be entirely black until after about 1940, but it would become predominantly so. and, of course, by the ear 30s, '40s and '50s, this was the center of louisville's black business dis

i made a speech about muhammad ali.actually, it was supposed to be about myself, but i thought how stupid. i know myself. it was his fight night and they give you an award and your name brings people in, so you are going to talk about your career. about this guy. tavis: how'd you prepare for the whitney thing, though? >> well, i panicked. [laughs] tavis: yes, that is a good start. >> yes, yes. i could hear how broken dionne sounded on the phone. i'd spoken at one other funeral before and i didn't even know how to do it. i did not feel like i had done it right, and i thought, "oh, my, why is somebody asking me?" to be writing this, so i started. i just started and all the way on the plane to new york i was writing, all that night. the night light was on, my wife turned over, and i am, like, writing, and i am writing all the way to the church, and now we are at the church an hour early because of that conservative background. i am always there early. i said, "ride around the block." i went around the block and i still kep

you take in like muhammad ali or jesse owens or athletes like that.ution to the games. and they are iconic in their own way. michael is, you know, kind of an olympian of this era, i think. and, yeah, i think he's at least talkable in the same breath as those athletes. >> greatest has a big definition. so he's going to swim this week tomorrow and friday and saturday. do you think he'll continue to break his own records? >> yes. there's still a few chances for him to medal. he still has a few swims left, and some of his best ones. likely some more gold. so, yes, i mean, you'll be seeing quite a bit of michael still to come. he's halfway done. >> let's talk about ryan lochte. he started off very strong with the gold. and then he has really struggled a little bit. talk to me about the psychology of how you come back after that. because he's been tweeting, you know, even his own frustration. >> right. >> you certainly as an athlete have been through those highs and lows. what do you think he is going through right now? >> sure. an eight-day meet is a very

. >> what is the best or worst thing about being muhammad ali's daughter. >> i have a lot of pride just his daughter. just simply who he is as a man, to stand up for what he believes in. not worry about what's gg to be taken away from him, you don't come across that anymore. not with these athletes and not with most of these men nowadays. people are only concerned about money and power and that wasn't my dad. even though he had so much power. and i just have so much respect for that and it just frames my view of people in our world. and i just have a tremendous amount of confidence. i think the worst thing, which is something i still don't complain about, is probably just growing up in the spotlight. not knowing who is your friend, who's not. and i had to learn a lot at a very young age. >> and also, no matter everywhere you go with your father, the attention, i met him once in a hotel not far from here, and even then the reaction from everybody in the vicinity was extraordinary. >> it's unbelievable how my dad literally brings people to tears. >> he really did. he did that night. >> no

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of course, she is the daughter of boxing great muhammad ali and a boxer in her own right.lso, sugar ray leonard giving her advice via twitter, saying she needs to use that jab a little bit more and that her left hook reminds him of his. so, she's getting some pretty good feedback there. now, also, tie kwon do, second day, and one of the competitors is diana lopez. she is one of a family of four who has been involved in this sport in beijing four years ago, she medaled and so do d her two brothers. one of them didn't make it this time around, though. she's got one brother here and she competes today. by the way, guys, the decathlon going on this morning, guess what they're doing? the hurdles. eun and aaron, i hear that maybe four years from now we may have someone nellis that competition? you're pretty good in the hurdles? >> 40 years from now, maybe eun's children? >> in our wildest dreams, tracie. >> tracie potts in london, thanks. >> 6:07 is our time. >>> changes at the top of the susan g. komen foundation. even the women who founded the organization stepping aside. >>>

. >> this video tribute to muhammad ali is going viral. ♪ i'm going to float like a butterfly and stingld ♪ i'm the greatest, i'm the king of the world ♪ >> the charity event raised money for research into parkinson's disease, which the former olympian has been battling for years. >> when it comes to twitter followers, lady gaga, justin bieber and reiania crushed slim shady. and richard and lisa hayes were posing after the ceremony and he tossed her right into the air. a good natured lisa said her guy has always been a joker and she is already planning her revenge. that has to be true love. let's go back to matt and savannah. >> thank you very much. the youngest member of the u.s. olympic team is katie ladache. her whole family is right back. here we want to say hi to team ladache. good luck, we're rooting for you. >> let's go to al. >> we're still in search of graham crackers, marshmallows and hershey's chocolate. have not found it but we have a week to go. in london, we're going to have a real mess. it's a windy day, temperatures getting up to about 70, friday a few showers and 72. by

but is he better than jesse owen or muhammad ali or the romanian gymnast nadia comenici? it really depends how you see what is great. but one thing is for sure. when it comes to defining greatness in olympics, it's also about reputation, about character, the olympic spirit. and losing gracefully too. so i think he is a champion on all of that too. >> thank you very much for saying that, zain. we appreciate it here in the states. thank you so much. zain verjee reporting live for us. >>> another battle in the skies. bird versus plane. find out who won. ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. wi

they wanted muhammad ali's title restored and more african american coaches. it but i have been able to interview these guys and they have no regrets. >> bill: good for them and good for you. i never realized what it was all about. >> oh, yeah. >> bill: it comes across like black power. >> yes, they saw their fist in the air as being an all power to the people sign not black power. they were representing a group, including a olympic crew team that was made up of all white guys from harvard. i like keeping those kinds of stories alive. >> bill: thank you for bringing it back this morning, and thank you for be here. peter is still on the lose. and dan is filling in. phil has come in to take care of the phones for us. and our videographer on the job as always. he was on the job -- president obama on the job yesterday out in colorado. it is one of those battle grown states. swing states. and he says hey, you may not like everything i have done for the last four years, but i have been on your side. >> obama: i said i'm not a perfect man and i won't be a perfect pre