The Greatest
Muhammad Ali experienced injustice at one of his earliest times as a boxer for the U.S. (“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). This made him make a decision that could have jeopardized his career. Muhammad Ali used his privileged fame and success from boxing to show people a world where anyone can feel comfortable about speaking about important topics, even if it affects their image.
As a kid, Ali was always very curious, asking questions about the limited amount of racial diversity in the Bible, and representations of holy figures in the media. (“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). He started to ask these questions as he grew, and decided to look into other religions. He later discovered Islam; a religion of peace. He later learned that Cassius Clay was a slave name and changed his name to Muhammad Ali, a name given by Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a activist for African Americans and people of the Islam religion. (“Ego,” 2004). This made people start talking, people kept on asking him for interviews. He always talked about how he grew up asking questions about his faith, and hoped to spread the word about how injustice affected him, and how certain factors about him, need to change. (“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). In …show more content…
(“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). He still continued to make appearances as much as possible, but even though people were glad to see “The Greatest”, they still knew his time was coming to an end. Ali always was scared of being weak. In one of his last Olympic appearances, almost half the world (3.5 billion) people tuned in to watch Ali light the flame. People were touched to see him do this, even though it was one of his earliest stages of Parkinson. (“Muhammad, Ali”, 2000). Many people were surprised to see him in the state of weakness. The only side of him people have ever seen was a headstrong man, always refusing to be like the men in Vietnam who are fighting for something they do not believe in (“Muhammad Ali”,
Muhammad Ali experienced injustice at one of his earliest times as a boxer for the U.S. (“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). This made him make a decision that could have jeopardized his career. Muhammad Ali used his privileged fame and success from boxing to show people a world where anyone can feel comfortable about speaking about important topics, even if it affects their image.
As a kid, Ali was always very curious, asking questions about the limited amount of racial diversity in the Bible, and representations of holy figures in the media. (“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). He started to ask these questions as he grew, and decided to look into other religions. He later discovered Islam; a religion of peace. He later learned that Cassius Clay was a slave name and changed his name to Muhammad Ali, a name given by Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a activist for African Americans and people of the Islam religion. (“Ego,” 2004). This made people start talking, people kept on asking him for interviews. He always talked about how he grew up asking questions about his faith, and hoped to spread the word about how injustice affected him, and how certain factors about him, need to change. (“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). In …show more content…
(“Muhammad Ali”, 2000). He still continued to make appearances as much as possible, but even though people were glad to see “The Greatest”, they still knew his time was coming to an end. Ali always was scared of being weak. In one of his last Olympic appearances, almost half the world (3.5 billion) people tuned in to watch Ali light the flame. People were touched to see him do this, even though it was one of his earliest stages of Parkinson. (“Muhammad, Ali”, 2000). Many people were surprised to see him in the state of weakness. The only side of him people have ever seen was a headstrong man, always refusing to be like the men in Vietnam who are fighting for something they do not believe in (“Muhammad Ali”,