Muhammad Ali
by Robert Shetterly
Painting
Arguably boxing's most celebrated athlete, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was also known for his public stance against the Vietnam War and his longtime battle with Parkinson's disease.
"If I thought going to war would bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people, they wouldn't have to draft me. I'd join tomorrow. But I either have to obey the laws of the land or the laws of Allah. I have nothing to lose by standing up and following my beliefs. We've been in jail for four hundred years."
- Muhammad Ali -
Among the greatest Athletes of all time, Ali's legendary boxing career was interrupted for three years at his prime when he declared himself a conscientious objector to the Vietnam war.
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