Arthur Ashe Courage Award (1997), BET Humanitarian Award (2002), BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year (1978), NAACP Image Award – President's Award (2009), Bambi - Millennium Award (2003), Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir (2017).
Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016 was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and turned professional later that year. He changed over to Islam and turned into a Muslim after 1961, and in the end took the name Muhammad Ali. He won the world heavyweight title from Sonny Liston in a significant stream at age 22 out of 1964. Ali was the principal contender to win the world heavyweight title on three separate events; he effectively shielded this title multiple times. A fitting advert for the intensity of self-confidence if at any point there was one, Muhammad Ali's mantra of "I am the best" helped him on his approach to getting broadly viewed as the best competitor ever. Ali devoted himself to helping other people, and was perceived for his humanitarian efforts the same amount of as his capacity in the ring. He died in 2016.
