Mohammed Ali would have turned 80 on January 17. As what would have been his birthday approaches, loved ones and family members remember his life, but especially his legacy as a boxing legend, and his committed personality.
“If I had to talk about his legacy, I think it’s more about social justice, inclusion, trying to bring people together,” explains John Ramsey, his friend. “And that’s rare, even for world leaders. Muhammad didn’t just talk, he walked the talk every day. If I had to say, Mohamed was what everyone aspires to be. “.
For his daughter Hana, her father has always been an example of charity and kindness, whether with his family or with his fans.
“I think what remains more than anything for people who study him, love him, admire him or know him is really who he was as a human being, it’s his heart. C is the fact that he was the champion of the people”, she continues.
“You hear stories about these legends and heroes all the time, but my dad was so real. You could literally walk up to him and touch him, hug him and kiss him. And you’ll see pictures of him where he’ll be kissing people, you’ll think it’s his family, but they’re strangers on the street.
He genuinely loved people, he needed them like he needed the air to breathe. They’re part of his legacy, they’re part of what made him great, there would have been no father, no legacy, nothing. None of this would have made sense to him if he hadn’t been able to interact with everyday people the way he loved to.”
Mohamed Ali, three-time world heavyweight champion, was one of the most important sports figures of the 20th century.
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