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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Going The Extra Mile Everyday | Interview With Nico Ali Walsh, Grandson of Muhammad Ali & Top Rank Fighter

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Nico Ali Walsh, Top Rank Fighter & grandson of Muhammad Ali, talks about the lessons he’s learned from being an undefeated young boxing prospect with a target on his back, as well as how he’s working to build a legacy of his own. Ali Walsh and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, share their thoughts on how people can better appreciate the different perspectives of others, Nico’s top three favorite boxers of all time, and how to identify whether someone has the “It factor”. The pair also chat about the symbolism of butterflies and how Nico’s grandfather’s iconic “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” phrase has taken on new meaning for him. Tweet me your takeaway from today’s episode @davidmeltzer Email Me! [email protected] Sign up for my Free Weekly Training https://free.dmeltzer.com/friday-training-1 Text Me! (949) 298-2905 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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whatever my grandfather had that it factor I do believe I have and it's a

0:05.5

mentality it's a it's the willingness to go that extra mile every day which I

0:11.3

believe people will start seeing in myself because that's that's how I am

0:15.9

that's how my mother is you know that's that's how my grandfather was this is

0:21.7

the labor this is David Meltzer here at Blue Wires Studios in the lobby of the

0:26.7

win hotel in Las Vegas the capital of boxing by the way and I am here with

0:32.0

the incredible Nico Ali Walsh professional boxer undefeated professional

0:37.5

boxer no doubt as the name Ali is in there and he's the grandson of the

0:42.1

incredible Muhammad Ali but I'm naming this the unfinished legacy addition of

0:48.2

entrepreneurs the playbook and I'll tell you why not only obviously did your

0:53.1

grandfather create an extraordinary legacy for the world but I lost my mentor

1:00.2

and I want to give a shout out to Bob Proctor who passed this morning and I

1:05.5

just found out and I looked at your shirt that says unfinished legacy and I

1:09.8

said to myself that's exactly how I feel for what Bob Proctor has taught me

1:14.6

fortunately I only have internal bruises from what I have to unfinished and

1:21.6

years are continuing in both internal and external I'm gonna start with the

1:26.6

obvious question pressure you know everyone's seen the movie Creed and the

1:32.7

minute I met you I'm like man you're like the real life Creed I mean I could

1:36.9

imagine you know being Muhammad Ali's grandson and being a boxer I can imagine

1:42.5

being his grandson and being a teacher yeah or podcast host but you know what

1:48.2

does that perspective you know for you you know because obviously your

1:52.0

middle name is Ali everybody knows who you are and you know when you step into

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