LBSS, ya man I love how he stood up for what he believed in, including not going and killing people he didn't know. It's one of the things that always gets me emotional when I see clips of him.. Out of everything, that's what I respect most about Ali; his convictions and guts to fight outside of the ring.
Some of the trash talk he did against foreman/frasier/<insert more> was way out of line imho, even if it was just for show. But that's just a small blemish (to me) of his amazing career & life.
I still have this Ali poster (on the right).. have had it ever since I can remember. It came from my dad who I think got it from his Jazz buddy Rich: