Muhammad Ali, originally named Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., was born in Louisville in 17 January 1942
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist
Muhammad Ali Ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time
Muhammad Ali Nicknamed The Greatest
Muhammad Ali Regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century
Introduced boxing at young age by a city policeman after the boy’s bicycle was stolen
Muhammad Ali was first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions
Clay won his professional boxing debut on October 29, 1960
Muhammad Ali had a career record of 56 wins, five losses and 37 knockouts before his retirement from boxing in 1981 at the age of 39
Olympic gold medalist
Muhammad Ali was World heavyweight boxing champion
He is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times
He was one of only three boxers to be named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated
Muhammad Ali ranked as the second best boxer and best heavyweight of the 20th century
His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years
He was the recipient of the 1997 Arthur Ashe Courage Award
On January 8, 2001, Muhammad Ali was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton
In November 2005, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush
In 2015, Sports Illustrated renamed its Sportsman Legacy Award to the Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
He was crowned Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth
Don’t count the days; make the days count
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was
At home I am a nice guy: but I don’t want the world to know. Humble people, I’ve found, don’t get very far
A man who has no imagination has no wings
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong