BERMAN: Muhammad Ali was laid to rest today in Louisville, his hometown. Tens of thousands lined the streets, chanting his name, tossing flowers as his funeral procession wound its way to a cemetery. Now, Ali's life was celebrated at a televised interfaith service inside a packed sports arena, a sendoff for fitting the champ.</s>KEVIN COSBY, SENIOR PASTOR, ST STEPHEN CHURCH: Before James Brown said, "I'm black and I'm proud," Muhammad Ali said, "I'm black and I'm pretty." He dared to love black people. At the time when black people had a problem loving themselves.</s>BILLY CRYSTAL, COMEDIAN: Ali forced us to take a look at ourselves, this brash young man who thrilled us, angered us, confused and challenged us ultimately became a silent messenger of peace who told us that life is best when you build bridges between people, not walls.</s>BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: My enduring image of him is like the little reel in three shots as a boxer I thrilled to as a boy, the man I watched take the last steps to light the Olympic flame when I was president, and I'll never forget it. I was sitting there in Atlanta, by then we knew each other, by then I felt I had some sense of what he was living with, and I was still weeping like a baby seeing his hands shake and his legs shake and knowing by God he was going to make those last few steps no matter what it took, the flame would be lit, the fight would be won, the spirit would be affirmed. I knew it would happen. We should honor him by letting our gifts know among the world as he did. God bless you, my friend, go in peace.</s>BERMAN: The greatest. Thank you so much for watching. "CNN with Don Lemon", starts now.
Paying Homage To Muhammad Ali.