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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Faldo almost speechless after meeting Muhammad Ali

Mark Lamport-Stokes
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky
Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:50pm EDT

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo was awestruck after he and his 12-man team met boxing great Muhammad Ali at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday.

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Ali, a native of Louisville and a former three-times world heavyweight champion, was taken out in a golf cart to greet the Europeans on the first fairway on the last day of official practice.

The 66-year-old, who has long battled Parkinson's disease, posed for photographs with the entire team before each player sat next to him in the golf cart for individual snapshots.

"That's one of those Ryder Cup moments you can't put into words," Faldo told Reuters.

Europe will be bidding for a fourth successive victory over the United States when the 37th Ryder Cup starts on Friday with the opening foursomes matches.

(Editing by Alan Baldwin)
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