Tom Izzo: Sweating as Muhammad Ali’s pregame speech ran long

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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo remembers how a chance encounter with boxing legend Muhammad Ali snowballed into pregame and postgame locker room visits from the champ, plus an invite for the entire Spartans men’s basketball team to visit Ali’s home in Berrien Springs, Michigan after they won the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Coach Izzo remembers a pregame locker room speech from Ali on what it’s like to be a champion and several lessons in humility, as Ali continued to offer himself up to the Spartans team and its fans, while wanting nothing in return.
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@angelmatos9143 Жыл бұрын

The Greatest of All Time turned out to be just that. If he walked through the middle of any global conflict the shooting would stop.

@shannonwilliams1941 Жыл бұрын

I wish Tom Izzo signed autographs and took pics like Ali. He’s not the nicest coach.

@jayclean5653 Жыл бұрын

Tom's awesome. I've run into him at a couple stores before, and he was great.

@GBsavant Жыл бұрын

You’re basing this on what?

@tomtraynor5384 Жыл бұрын

Because he'd rather you do that with his PLAYERS. So soft....

@Victu5 Жыл бұрын

Clearly someone has never been to Midnight Madness, or woke up early enough to catch Coach on his early morning runs.

@MickeyMouse-lm6zj Жыл бұрын

what are you basing this off? why are there two comments about this?

@zeza8603 Жыл бұрын

I wish Tom Izzo wasn't so rude in public. I think he gets a bad rap for no reason at all.

@nigeltufnel775 Жыл бұрын

I never thought Izzy was rude. Honest, yes, but never rude.

@zeza8603 Жыл бұрын

@@nigeltufnel775 He pushed my son out of the way while trying to get his autograph because one of MSU's donar's wanted to shake his hand... total scumbag

@nigeltufnel775 Жыл бұрын

@@zeza8603 Grace abounds

@zeza8603 Жыл бұрын

@@nigeltufnel775 Indeed. I only wish Tom could take a step back and look at what he's become.

@nigeltufnel775 Жыл бұрын

@@zeza8603 I was in ministry for over 25 years and often approached by countless individuals vying for my attention after a service. Some times it was an old friend or a person in need, or a church board member. I never purposely ignored or shunned anybody but it always seemed somebody was offended and/or unhappy. Just the nature of the vocation. With Izzo I choose to weigh my opinion based his overall life. As an example, when the Iowa press was beating up Fran McCaffrey because of a so so record when family member was battling cancer, Tom told the press to knock it off. Personally I value that over an autograph slight any day.