1996 Atlanta Opening Ceremonies - Lighting of the Cauldron
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(12:17am) This is the entrance of the Olympic Flame into the Olympic Stadium and the Lighting of the Cauldron by Muhammad Ali hosted by Bob Costas & Dick Enberg to the music of Beetoven’s “Ode to Joy”. Athletes hand-off include:
Al Oerter, Evander Holyfield, Voula Patoulidou, & Janet Evans. Others include Shaquille O’Neal & Michael Johnson. July 20th, 1996 atlanta, georgia USA
I recommend viewing Janet Evans’ video speech under her website on being a champion where she talks about this moment.
http://www.janetevans.com/index2.html
Click on “Speaking” then “Video Preview” at lower right of page.
Duration : 0:8:14
The greatest!
The greatest!
crapy
crapy
atlanta stadium was …
atlanta stadium was the worst….they baseball stadium they using to host the olympic lol.
what a little flame …
what a little flame!!!! it’s not the best olympic flame, tlooks poor
damn the tears came …
the tears came out when i saw ali holding the olympic torch….
Alì buma ye!
Alì buma ye!
I have tears in my …
I have tears in my eyes this man is truly the gratest of all time.
I remember when my …
I remember when my mom saw Ali with the torch and started to yell: “Oh my God! It’s Ali, IT’S ALI!!! I’M GONNA CRY!!”
Composer - Ludwig …
Composer - Ludwig van Beetoven
Name of Song -
Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Joy)
Please, would help …
Please, would help me know the name of the song ?
this was on my 2nd …
this was on my 2nd birthday(July 20th 1996),i turn 15 later this month(July 20th,2009),also,seeing ali lighting the cauldron is amazing,also,i live in Georgia,but not Atlanta
Magic
Magic
Ali - the greatest …
Ali - the greatest since Louis!!
Seeing Ali lighting …
Seeing Ali lighting the cauldron and hearing the ovation he gets when Janet passes the fire to him gives me goosebumps
OMG. Clinton at 7: …
OMG. Clinton at 7:50 looks like Steven Harper!
“Im that star un in …
“Im that star un in the sky, im that mountian peak up high, yeah i made it, im the world’s greatest!” I love Ali!!!!!
Joe Frazier wished …
Joe Frazier wished that he fell into the fire
lol
lol
We must support …
We must support Obama because he’s black and his father was black and his cat 2
I can’t stand Obama …
I can’t stand Obama or what he is doing to the US but Muhammad Ali lighting the flame was incredible to watch. It also took place 12 years before Obama suckered so many into voting for him.
why ali? didn’t he …
why ali? didn’t he defect to being a muslim to avoid fighting for the US? why should he be honored in this way? OH WAIT…Obama…
The World Greatest …
The World Greatest ! ALI !! Greetings from Germany
This Olympics stank …
This Olympics stank, it was horribly over-commercialised and tacky, and encapsulated everything about the USA that makes most of the world despise them.
They were graceless and ridiculously biased hosts, who only ever applauded their own competitors, and the only thing that rescued the whole thing was this marvellous moment.
A true living legend, and the one memorable moment of 1996 - it brought tears to my eyes.
Notice Muhammad Ali …
Notice Muhammad Ali was the only torch bearer who did not have his name and Olympic accomplishment superimposed on-screen.
This Olympic was …
This Olympic was not at all worth watching. I did not like it at all.