People forget that Ali once talked a man off the ledge
His efforts appeared to be futile a few times during the 20-minute talk, but eventually, the man came down from the ledge. Afterwards, Ali pledged to help the man find a job and speak with his family members who called him a "nobody." Watch the story from CBS News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=72&v=LFCH9QdMd2Y [Yahoo Sports]"I'm coming out," Ali shouted. "Don't shoot me!"
"I won't shoot you," the man said. "I don't even have a gun."
Ali then began the delicate work of bringing the man in off the ledge. “I’m your brother,” Ali shouted. “I love you and I wouldn't lie to you ... I want to help you.”
The man told Ali that he couldn't find a job, that no one loved him. "Why do you worry about me?" the man shouted to Ali. "I'm a nobody."
The former heavyweight champ replied that to him, the man wasn't a nobody.
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