Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remembers Muhammad Ali

In the mid-1960s, Ali met Lewin Alcinder, a UCLA basketball star. And it will be the NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Scott Paley told the former Lakers about his time with the champion.

Karim Abdul-Jabbar pays tribute to Muhammad Ali, his mentor and longtime friend in Louisville this week. This morning, the CBS entered the basketball hall of fame sat on the CBS, talking about the champion, said that Ali had an indomitable spirit, but his troubles due to Parkinson's disease in his later years pressured him. Abdul said he praised Ali's principle higher than anything else. He recently posted a message to Facebook, "I may be only 7 feet 2 inches, but I did not feel like standing in his shadow."

"Ali Summit" in 1967 was a press conference supporting the world champion boxer Muhammad Ali refusing to participate in the Vietnam War. National Basketball Association Bill Russell and Karim Abdul-Jabbar - then Lew Alcindor - protested American football league Jim Brown and Ali as a memorial event in American history. field. All four people sacrificed the reputation of attracting attention to the causes they believe.

In a half-century black-and-white photograph, a young black athlete over a dozen wearing a suit and a tie attended the summit. The front row is Sports Mountain. Rushmore - Bill Russell, Jim Brown, Karim Abdul - Jabber and Muhammad Ali, they began protesting against boxing. Anthony's message says, "All my athletes are strengthened and accountable, so go to your local officials, leaders, parliamentarians, parliamentarians and changing needs. What we do I can not worry about losing the endorsement or who drives us crazy, you need your voice, we can ask for change. "