Band 7: Describe your favourite sportsperson (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I am going to talk about my favorite sports figure, Muhammad Ali, who is the greatest and the legendary boxer in history. I admired him not for being an undefeated champion, but because he was more than just a fighter; he was a diplomat and humanitarian. I have liked him since I was 15 years old, captivated by his courage, stamina, spirit, and undefeated match strategies. He was not just a fighter; he was a legendary person. The first time I saw him, I have seen many matches of his, but my favorite one was his first heavyweight championship match against Sonny Liston. Before that match, he quoted his famous lines: 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee; the hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.' He was not just a boxer; he was an incredible, legendary person who boldly called himself the greatest. There is absolutely no doubt about his incredible legacy.

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I am going to talk about my most favorite sports figure Muhammad Ali who is the greatest who is the legendary boxer in history he admired him he admired me not for being an undefeated champion but because of because but because he was he was more than just a fighter he was a diplomat and humanitarian I have seen him. I have liked him since I was 15 years old, captivated by his courage, stamina, spear and undefeated match strategies. He was not just a fighter, he was a a legendary person. The first time I saw, I have seen many matches of him but my most favorite one was his first heavyweight championship match against Sony Lincen. Before that match he quoted his famous lines, float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, the hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see. He was not just a boxer, he was an incredible, legendary person who himself boldly called himself the greatest. There is absolutely no doubt about his incredible legacy.

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