A man of such great feats and triumphs in the world of boxing, Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942. Throughout his life, Muhammad dealt with numerous setbacks that put him in life situations beyond belief. Furthermore, there was major issues the world was dealing with that included World War II, racism, and discrimination. Muhammad represented many ethical values which will forever stand the test of time. Muhammad was one of ethical leaders whose decisions and behavior impacted the period around 1960s and 1970s . One belief that Muhammad Ali thought was everyone has a power within each of us. In other words, "reverence" Muhammad believed we can achieve and succeed in life while expressing our values. (Johnson, 86) For example, professional athletes have a strong passion in their sports. …show more content…
He was truly special and unique in his own way. Muhammad Ali believed it was necessary to experience conflict so that we can reach higher life-long personal growth. In addition, Muhammad faced issues of being drafted into Vietnam what he had to face tremendous adversity. Many people did not respect his refusal at first for what he believed was not right of being drafted into the military. However, years later people understood Muhammad’s actions and why he thought that it was not right to be forced into service. Like most people, Muhammad Ali valued respect. "Respect" creates a mutual bond between one individual with another and that is important in life. (Johnson, 138) Muhammad strongly believed without holding the value of respect, we cannot prosper as human beings nor as a larger purpose. If we are ever going to learn how to grow maturely, we need to know how respect one another. Muhammad learned through his fighting matches that we are emotional beings, but we must always being mindful of respecting each other. Muhammad Ali knew a champion needs self-drive to each beyond