born 1942
rory yanabu willow may 2012
introduction Famous Quotation: "I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was."
Best known for:
What I find interesting
being the heavy weight boxing champion of the world.
when he was a kid he lost his bike because robbers stole it. he wanted to beat up the person who did it. but he didn't because the policeman told him he should learn how to fight first. he never got his bike back instead he started boxing.
3 Key qualities:
I CHOSE THIS PERSON BECAUSE...
bravery perserverence hardship/challenge
he used to be the heavy weight boxing champion of the entire world and he is still alive.
IN 1947 Cassius Clay and his brother rudy had to go to a black school because they were black and in louisville, Kentucky schools were segregated. Black children had to go to schools that were separate from white children. I think it would be hard and mean to black people telling them "go to a black school not a white one!"
when muhammad ali retired he used his talents for other people. ali also took care of poor people. he worked with children with disabilities. he traveled all around the workd encouraging people to fight for their rights. he served as a united nations messenger of peace. I think it is nice to help people who are sick and very poor. i also think it is nice to help children. i think people should fight for their rights.
in 1967, ali didn't want to join the army. he fought against going to fight in the vietnam war. he was brave because he was breaking the law for what believed in. he wanted to do what he wanted which was NOt going to war. He and his religion believed in peace.
he won the heavy weight boxing title three times. he was the first man to hold this record. the first time was in 1964 against liston. the second win was against fraser in 1971. the third one was against foreman in 1974. i think it is amazing that he was the heavy weight boxing champion three times. he wanted to do this since he was a kid. he kept on fighting even though he was losing speed and fights.
cassius decided to learn how to box because he wanted his new red bike back but he never got it. Instead, he started boxing. it changed his life because he ran 5 miles every morning, he started racing the bus to school, and he drank and ate only healthy things. it helped him get better at boxing. I think it would be hard to race the bus to school because it is a long way. I think I would get tired if I did it. I would take the bus instead of running. It would be hard to keep eating healthy and drinking healthy.
as a kid he practiced boxing whenever he could and in 1960 he went to the olympics and won a gold medal for the US Olympic Boxing Team. This shows perseverance because he kept trying to get on the team and becoming the heavyweight champion.
Muhammad ali won the title of heavy weight boxing champion of the world three times. he is the only person to have done this. I think it would be very impressive that muhammad ali was the heavy weight boxing champion of the world. he was probably very famous because of it.
PERSEVERED WHEN...
SHOWED COMPASSION WHEN...
muhammad ali kept trying to be the heavy weight champion of the world.
he helped poor people, helped children with disabilities, was a messenger of peace for the united nations.
TOOK ACTION BY...
MADE A DIFFERENCE WHEN..
he won the heavy weight champion of the world three times. The first was against lishon in 1964. the second was against frasier in 1971, the third was against foreman in 1974.
instead of foreman, frasier, or lishon being it, muhammad ali became the heavy weight champion of the world.
I'm Similar to my change maker because: i have got my bike stolen once.
I'm A change maker when I... sleep in my sister's room because she is scared.
My Change maker is connected to barack obama because they are both africanamerican.
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