LONDON -- J. K. Rowling certainly knows the perfect words for a situation when she sees them.

The Mere Sapno Ki Rani (2023) Hindi Web Seriesprolific Harry Potter author tweeted her tribute to Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who passed away Friday. She let the greatness of Ali's words speak for themselves.

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The image was being shared on Reddit on Saturday, and user Go_Habs_Go31 said it was an excerpt from Ali's 2004 memoir, The Soul of a Butterfly. (You can see the page in Google Books here.)

Ali said:

I would like to be remembered as a man who won the heavyweight title three times, who was humorous and who treated everyone right. As a man who never looked down on those who looked up to him, and who helped as many people as he could. As a man who stood up for his beliefs no matter what. As a man who tried to unite all humankind through faith and love.

And if all that's too much, then I guess I'd settle for being remembered only as a great boxer who became a leader and a champion of his people. And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.

All of the tributes to him really couldn't say it much better than that.

Shortly after posting that tribute Rowling retweeted some tweets calling out Donald Trump for hypocrisy over what he said about Ali's death.

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We can always count on J.K. Rowling for word artistry and social commentary.

Muhammad Ali was admitted to a Phoenix-area hospital Thursday with respiratory issues and he passed away Friday evening. Reports emerged Friday that Ali's condition was serious enough to draw family members to his bedside. 

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