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Laila Ali, 40, is a former professional boxer who retired in 2007 as an undefeated world champion. She is the author of the cookbook “Food for Life,” due out Jan. 23 (St. Martins). She spoke with Marc Myers.
When I was little, my father, Muhammad Ali, liked to interview my sister and me with a tape recorder. He’d hold out a microphone and ask us questions. Now, I cherish those tapes. Listening back, I hear his gentle “dad voice,” away from all the media attention.
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