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It is always good to be reminded of a man who in a time of madness refused to run with the crazies, and did what he could to help those who were totally dependant on the kindness of others.
He said he feared only one thing in a long life that ended Wednesday at the age of 99. "I don't want anyone to say I was a good athlete, but worth nothing as a human being - I couldn't bear that," Schmeling said in 1993.
In reading the tributes it seems he had nothing to fear. The man came first, the boxer second.
Which one of us would not like to be remembered as a human being, like Max Schmeling.
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