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"I'm so fast I can turn off the switch and be in bed before the room gets dark!"
Eric was quoting Muhammed Ali, his favorite boxer, his idol, the person he aspired to be like one day. He knew all of Muhammed Ali's lines by heart and used them to motivate himself to work harder every day. Eric wanted to be the greatest boxer that ever lived, but first he had to win the All-City Boxing Championship.
Day and night, Eric practiced for the championship. He repeated the inspirational phrases from Muhammed Ali over and over again and studied the techniques of his idol.
When the day of the competition arrived, Eric knew he was ready. He stepped into the ring and got into the zone.
The first match - TKO!
The second match - TKO!
The third match was for the win. Eric was going up against one of the best.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," Eric repeated over and over as he bounced on his feet.
During the match, Eric and his competitor went jab for jab. It seemed like the match would never be over, but in the 8th round, Eric knocked out his competitor and won. He was the All-City Boxing Champion!
What do the two passages have in common?
- They both think Muhammed Ali was one of the greatest boxers of all time.
- They are both works of fiction.
- They both describe Muhammed Ali's life.
- They are both about a boxing championship between Eric and Muhammed Ali.