Adidas' 'Laila' Is a Clip Off the Old Block

NEW YORK A young Muhammad Ali seems to spar with his daughter Laila in one of three adidas TV spots that began breaking nationally on Thursday as part of a $50 million campaign themed “Impossible is nothing.”

In the 60-second “Laila,” directed by Lance Acord of Park Pictures in New York, ’70s footage of Muhammad Ali is blended with new clips of Laila to make it appear they are boxing each other in a ring. As Laila’s voiceover states, “Impossible isn’t a fact, it’s an opinion,” she seems to punch her father in the stomach.