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“In the ring, genius is transcendent moxie—the audacity to know that what usually does not work, or is too dangerous to at- tempt, can, in a special case, prove the winning move. Maybe that is why attempts are made from time to time to compare boxing with chess—the best move can lie very close to the worst move. At Ali’s level, you had to be ready to die, then, for your best ideas.” | “In the ring, genius is transcendent moxie—the audacity to know that what usually does not work, or is too dangerous to at- tempt, can, in a special case, prove the winning move. Maybe that is why attempts are made from time to time to compare boxing with chess—the best move can lie very close to the worst move. At Ali’s level, you had to be ready to die, then, for your best ideas.” | ||
—Norman Mailer, “The Best Move Lies Close to the Worst” | —Norman Mailer, “The Best Move Lies Close to the Worst” | ||