Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali ended his career with 56 wins, 5 losses, and 37 knockouts. Muhammad Ali changed the way America thought about African Americans during the time period. Muhammad Ali was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville Kentucky, and died June 3, 2016 in Phoenix Arizona. Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers in the world. He won three world heavyweight boxing titles in his boxing career. Working his way to the top, Muhammad Ali showed the world that he was confident, motivational, and stern. Muhammad Ali had so much confidence that sometimes when he was boxing he would taunt his opponent; he would put his arms at his sides leaving his face uncovered. He would move like no other boxer did. As Muhammad Ali said himself, “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was “(“30 of Muhammad Ali’s best quotes”). That is a great example of how confident Muhammad Ali was in himself. He continues in demonstrating …show more content…
As showed in Muhammad Ali speech “How Great I Am”. The speech wasn’t as much about boxing as it was just telling people to never give up, and never let somebody tell you can’t do something. “Only last week I murdered a rock; injured a stone; hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean I make medicine sick…. Fast, fast, fast, last night I cut the light off in the bedroom, hit the switch and hit the bed before the room was dark” (Russel). Muhammad Ali was motivational in and out of the boxing ring. He also talked about believing in yourself and being true to the people you love. “For a long time they would’ve talked about me being perfect. But I want you to understand something, to me, being perfect, is not about that score board out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship to yourself and your friends” (Russel). Muhammad Ali motivated a lot of people by this speech, by time the speech was over people were cheering and