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1 posted on 04/08/2013 10:05:03 AM PDT by EveningStar

I remember him from the ‘80s when he fought Larry Holmes for the title. Seemed like a decent guy. RIP.

2 posted on 04/08/2013 10:11:06 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Gun control: Steady firm grip, target within sights, squeeze the trigger slowly...)

Here's a guy who never quite made it, who invested badly and ended up broke working as a security guard and whose daughter died of leukemia. He's quoted in the article as saying he was bitter and angry for a long time. But then:

“One day I had to decide if I was going to continue to be angry, or if I was going to turn the anger into a positive. I can’t do anything about the past. I have to live with what happened.”

Now there's a life lesson. Life can deal you a horrible hand and your choices can result in very bad results, but at the end of the day, holding on to anger doesn't get you anywhere.

3 posted on 04/08/2013 10:30:04 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")

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