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THE GREATEST MUHAMMED ALI
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Bias of Muhammad Ali Mohammed Ali was known for his speed not his strength and he was a generous and fair fighter. He was known to be fast. I started to realize him after he converted to being a Muslim. All of his fans say that he shook the earth with his new way of fighting and how hard he pushed to get to where he is
What is Success Muhammad Ali succeeded in his goal to become one of the great legends that people will tell stories about and pass on his legacy. Muhammad Ali had to train long and hard to reach where he is at in life know. He dropped out of high school to train all day and become the boxer he wanted to be. Even after going through a rough childhood of being black as a kid during the times of racism and the way people thought that he was not capable of doing anything. The path and pain that he took changed everybody's mind and he became one of the greatest. Success to me is putting your maximum effort into something you love to do and sacrificing
1. Muhammad Ali was convinced to start boxing when his favorite bike was stolen. 2. Joe Martin was Muhammad Ali’s boxing trainer. 3. Muhammad Ali’s trainer was also a Louisville police officers. 4. Sonny Liston was Muhammad Ali’s first opponent. 5. Muhammad Ali's first opponent was also a heavy weight champion. 6. Muhammad Ali's childhood was bad due to his skin color and the fact that racism was at large during his young days. 7. Muhammad Ali was placed under public scrutiny. 8. He also had three marriages that all failed.
Know 1. I know that Muhammad Ali started boxing because his stuff was stolen 2. Mohamed Ali’s boxing ways was different then everybody else's. His punches where weak but he was swift and fast.
Want to Know 1.
how many matches did he win?
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Why did he drop out of high school?
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Why did the fact that his things where being stolen make him start boxing and not anything else?
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How did he become eligible to fight in the heavy weight world championship?
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Who was the first person to beat Muhammad ali in the ring?
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Quotes 1. Every living being was born to accomplish a certain purpose that enables every soul to fulfill it  Cassius Clay 2. Everything I do has a purpose, all of gods beings has a purpose . Others may no pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Muhammad Ali or as he was known back then Cassius Clay was treated not according to his rights but according to his color. He was segregated and treated like all of his other black relatives. Although through hard work and training, he proved himself worthy to fight and win battles. Cassius Clay went through a lot to get to where he is. Before he could prove himself to others he had to prove that he is worthy to himself. To do that Cassius dropped out of high school to get as much training as possible. Even after the trying, long and hard staircase to greatness, as a black he was able to impress and satisfy the entire world.
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Glossary . Bulged: a rounded lump on the surface of something 1
2. Lunged: to move or reach forward in a forceful way 3.Alzehimer: a disease also known as short term memory loss
4.Parkinson: a disease that weakens you and makes you shake 5. Plodding: to progress or develop slowly 6. Astringent: Very quick in a clever way 7. Zbigniew Pietrzy kouski: Cassius Clay’s ( Muhammad Ali) opponent and European Champion
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