50 athletes we admire or hate: Mohamed Ali

Thèmes abordés

Mythes et Héros, Mohamed Ali, article de presse, anglais, rédaction, écriture, vocabulaire, méthodologie, athlète, sport

Résumé du document

Ce document comprend un article en anglais sur le thème des Mythes et Héros, traitant d'un athlète perçu comme un héros ou un méchant. Voici la consigne : choisissez un athlète que vous admirez ou détestez et rédigez un article à publier dans un numéro spécial d'un magazine sportif intitulé "50 athlètes que nous admirons ou détestons".

Extraits

[...] An impressive boxer, he fought against Sonny Liston, the heavyweight world champion, and to everybody's surprise, he got the upper hand. He converted to Islam in 1965 and joined the Nation of Islam. He was highly criticized for that, as well as for his close relationships with Malcolm X. In 1967, he refused to go and fight against the Viêt-Côngs in the Vietnam War and was condemned for that. As a consequence, he lost his boxing permit. He will have to wait until 1970 to get it back and will be acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1971. [...]

[...] Mohamed Ali died in Phoenix on the third of June, 2016. Considering his commitment, first against the Vietnam War, then for the recognition of equality between Blacks and Whites, Mohamed Ali has become part of the American History, just like Martin Luther King on a spiritual level or Barack Obama from a political point of view. That's why he was elected the sports leading figure of the twentieth century by the BBC, and that's why his memory will live on. [...]