Muhammad Ali

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." Muhammad Ali said this because he was a very courageous man who accomplished many things in his life, and was an inspiration to many people. Muhammad Ali was not only one of the greatest boxers in history, but was also a civil rights hero. He is a great person because he won many championships and gold medals in his career and helped out many people.

Ali wanted to start boxing at a very young age all because someone stole his bike. He went to a police officer and told him that he wanted to "whup" the thief, but the police officer told him that he should start boxing first, so he did. Muhammad Ali would soon become an amazing boxer and would defeat many people, including Joe Frazier and George Foreman.

Muhammad Ali is a hero to many because he had a lot of intrepidity and he was very empathetic. During the 1950's and 60's, there was a lot of segregation and racism and Muhammad Ali wanted to fight it. He stood up for African American rights and was very confident and brave. One day he was drafted into the war but he refused to fight in it, he was put in jail and said, "The draft is about white people, sending black people, to fight yellow people, to protect the country they stole from the red people" Muhammad Ali wanted everyone to be equal  so he fought for equality and helped this problem change a lot. Muhammad Ali was also very empathetic towards African Americans because he always stood up for them and fought for his race. He wanted everyone to be equal and have freedom, "Ali says he threw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River in anger because he was not served at a racist restaurant"(Biography.com). This shows that he was a hero because he fought for African Americans and showed empathy towards them and others by angrily throwing his only gold medal at the time into the river because racist people weren't being equal and all he wanted was equality. Based upon these facts, Muhammad Ali was a brave, powerful, selfless man that would fight not only for medals, but also for civil rights.

Muhammad Ali impacted the world because he was an amazing inspiration. Muhammad Ali was super brave at an early age, which made him become an inspiration to millions of people around the world, "Ali showed at an early age that he wasn't afraid of any bout - inside or outside of the ring"(Biography.com). This shows that he was a great impact because he was very confident when he was young, and that inspired many people to become brave.

Muhammad Ali was a great boxer and was a hero in the civil rights movement and has done a lot for his country. He was one of the best boxers in history and accomplished many things in his life. Muhammad Ali  won many medals, championships, and gold medals, but his main prize was how he was an inspiration to millions of people.

Works Cited

Biography.com Editors. "Muhammad Ali Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2015. .

Freedman, Russel. "100 People Who Changed America." (Book, 2004) [WorldCat.org]. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2015. .