Public opinion shifted followed by a Unanimous Supreme Court ruling in a stunning reversal of fortune, he was free to return to the ring. When he traveled to Central Africa to reclaim this title from George Foreman none of the Sports Writers thought he could win, in fact, most feared for his life. But in what africans call the miracle at 4 00 a. M. , he became a champion once more. [ applause ] and as the years passed and those slowed by parkinsons, muhammad was compelled by his faith to use his name and hisor like wartorn afghanistan. He campaigned as an advocate for third world debt. He stunned the world when he secured the release of 15 hostages from iraq. [ applause ] as his voice grew softer his message took on greater meaning. He came full circle with the people of his country. Had he lit a torch that seemed to create new light in the 1996 olympics. [ applause ] muhammad always knew instinctively the road he needed to travel. His friends no what i mean when i say he lived in the