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1. Muhammad Ali By: Gerardo Orozco

2. Born January 17,1942 in Louisville, KY. Was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, name changed to Muhammad Ali in 1963. Son of Cassius (a piano player) and Odessa Clay (both deceased). Has married five times first wife, Belinda, second wife, Aaisha, third wife, Veronica Porche, fourth and current wife, Yolanda Williams, married in 1986. Had nine children (one with Yolanda he’s current wife). Family Life

3. 1960 initially became world heavyweight champion. Olympic gold medalist in boxing. World heavyweight champion 1964-67, 1974-78, 1978-79. U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, inductee, 1983; named the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, Ring Magazine, 1987; International Boxing Hall of Fame, inductee, 1990. Achievements

4. Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Award, Lifetime Achievement, 1992; Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville Galleria, opened 1995; Essence Award, 1997, Arthur Ashe Award for Courage to All, ESPN (Espy) Award, 1997. Ali retained his world heavyweight champion title in June of 1965 by again knocking out Sonny Liston, this time with a stunning right-hand punch to the side of the head. The knock-out blow was thrown with the astounding speed that separated Ali from other heavyweights; it had sufficient force to lift Liston's left foot — upon which most of his weight was resting — clear off the canvas. Achievements pt.2

5. Ali has always professed to want to help other black Americans--and he has, time and time again. When he returned from Italy, having just won an Olympic gold medal, he was so proud of his trophy that he wore it day and night and showed it to everyone, whether they wanted to see it or not. In the Philadelphia Inquirer Ali's first wife remembered him saying "I was young, black Cassius Marcellus Clay, who had won a gold medal for his country. I went to downtown Louisville to a five-and-dime store that had a soda fountain. I sat down at the counter to order a burger and soda pop. The waitress looked at me.... 'Sorry, we don't serve coloreds,' she said. I was furious. I went all the way to Italy to represent my country, won a gold medal, and now I come back to America and can't even get served at a five-and-dime store. I went to a bridge, tore the medal off my neck and threw it into the river. That gold medal didn't mean a thing to me if my black brothers and sisters were treated wrong in a country I was supposed to represent." Muhammad’s Thought

6. (With Richard Durham) The Greatest: My Own Story, Random House, 1975. Ali! Ali! The Words of Muhammad Ali, edited by Sultan Karim, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. (With Thomas Hauser) Healing, Collins Publishers San Francisco, 1996. I Am the Greatest: The Best Quotations from Muhammad Ali, Andrews McMeel, 2002. (With Hana Yasmeen Ali) Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey, Simon & Schuster, 2004. Ali’s writing’s

7. “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my bedroom and was in bed before the room was dark. “Impossible is nothing. Float like a butterfly sting like a bee. “My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world. “The man who has no imagination has no wings. Famous quotes

8. Quiz -Where was he born? • Georgia • Kentucky • California • Ohio

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11. Quiz --How many wife’s has he had? • Five • Four • Seven • Two

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14. Quiz • ---Beside’s boxing what was Ali famous for? • Poems • Music • Quotes • Clothes

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17. Quiz • ----After boxing what did Muhammad participate in? • Fundraiser’s • Exhibition matches • Movie’s and television show’s • Arts and crafts

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