The following are a selection of key quotes from Friday's public memorial service honoring boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died last week at age 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease:
Soldier for humanity
"Besides being a lot of fun to be around and basically a universal soldier for our common humanity, I will always think of Muhammad as a truly free man of faith."
-- former US president Bill Clinton
Man for the ages
"The greatness of this man for the ages was that he was, in fact, a man for all ages.... He fought not just the biggest and baddest inside the ropes but, outside, went toe-to-toe with critics."
-- sports journalist Bryant Gumbel
Rule-breaker
"If Muhammad did not like the rules, he would rewrite them. His religion, his name, his beliefs, were his to fashion, no matter what the cost."
-- Ali's wife Lonnie
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Face of America
"Muhammad Ali was America. Muhammad Ali will always be America."
-- Senior presidential aide Valerie Jarrett, reading a tribute from President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle
Daring
"He dared to love black people at a time when black people had a problem loving themselves."
-- Senior Pastor Kevin Cosby, St Stephen's Baptist Church
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Swagger
"He had charm and charisma and swagger, before we knew what that was."
-- Long-time friend John Ramsey
Heart of Louisville
"Muhammad Ali was the heart of this city -- the living, breathing embodiment of the greatest that we can be."
-- Rabbi Joe Rapport
Friend of Malcolm X
"Having Muhammad Ali in my life somehow sustained my dad's breath for me just a little while longer -- 51 years longer until now."
-- Attallah Shabazz, daughter of slain Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X
Conscientious objector
"At the key moment when he had that recognition, he used it to stand up to an immoral war and say, 'No, I won't go'."
-- Rabbi Michael Lerner, speaking about Ali's refusal to serve in Vietnam
Laughs
"I was clean-shaven when this started."
-- Comedian Billy Crystal, sporting a full beard, joking about length of the service
AFP
Sat Jun 11 2016
An image of Muhammad Ali is seen at a makeshift memorial for the boxing legend outside the Muhammad Ali Center June 7, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. - AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski
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