when we say that in our hearts, when we live that in our lives, then we together can build a legacy worthoff 0 the greatest or all-time. so say that now with me. in your heart and in this room. i am ali. >> i am ali. [applause] >> one of the amazing things we have witnessed during our time here in louisville has been just so many stories of common, ordinary people. folks on the street, working in the hotels, the restaurants, virtually everyone has a story concerning how muhammad ali touched their lives. he came to my fourth grade class. he helped me out in this or that way. he came to visit me when i was sick. just on and on and on. and collectively, those experiences become synergy yetic, that it become greater than the individual parts partsd when we rode through the strew streets of the city today, i witnessed something i've never, ever witnessed in my life. and i don't think i will ever witness again. i witnessed the power, and in our muslim tradition -- loosely translated as sainthood. i witnessed the power of sainthood. venerable -- a member of the japanese buddhist order dedicated to