Muhammad Ali Shook Up The World

Photograph by Gordon Parks

In 1999, Ali was crowned “Sportsman of the Century”

by Sports Illustrated

"Don't pack up yet the Bell didn't ring. The Fight Isn't Over"

The Muhammad Ali Center is still open. Join them, and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope, and understanding.

With deepest sympathy, our thoughts and prayers are with the Ali family and their friends. May they be comforted by the outpouring of love .

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali’s life and legacy are inspirational and impactful. The lessons learned are universal and transformative; his global footprint is enormous. Muhammad Ali is one of a select few individuals to have transcended athleticism into a symbol of larger societal issues and it is the totality of his life and the core principles that have guided him that have made him one of the most beloved symbols of peace and well-being in our nation and the world.

He has served as a symbol of hope and a catalyst for constructive international dialogue, has delivered sorely-needed medical supplies to an embargoed Cuba, provided more than 22 million meals to the world’s hungry, and helped secure the release of 15 U.S. hostages from Iraq during the first Gulf War. As testament to his work in developing nations, the United Nations named him a Messenger of Peace, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as well as Amnesty International’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In September 2012, he was the recipient of the prestigious National Constitution Center Liberty Medal.

Sports Illustrated Sportsman Of The Year 1974

In addition to co-founding the Muhammad Ali Center with his wife Lonnie, The Ali Family hosts the annual Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, is involved as a founding member of Athletes for Hope, and contributes substantially to the awareness and research efforts of Parkinson’s disease. Muhammad Ali has proven that one person can change the world.

Six Core Principles

Confidence

Belief In Oneself, One's Ablities, and One's Future.

Conviction 

A firm belief that gives one the courage to stand behind the belief, despite pressure to do otherwise.

Dediction 

The act of devoting all of one's energy, effort and abilties to a certain task.

Giving      

To present voluntarily without expecting something in return.

Respect    

Esteem for, or a sense of the worth or excelllence of, oneself and others.

Spirituality

A sense of awe, reverence, and inner peace inspired by a connection to all of the creation and/or that which is greater than oneself.

THE MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER

BE GREAT :: DO GREAT THINGS

ABOUT

The Muhammad Ali Center is a multicultural center with an award-winning museum dedicated to the life of Muhammad Ali. The Center museum captures the inspiration derived from the story of Muhammad Ali’s incredible life and the six core principles that have fueled his journey.

MISSION

The mission of the Muhammad Ali Center is to preserve and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope, and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be.

MUCH MORE THAN A MUSEUM

In its 10-year history, the Center has created programs that exemplify the principles of Muhammad Ali and the mission of the Center. Over the past decade, the Center has developed impactful programming serving children and adults, reaching people of all cultures, nationalities, ages, and geographic areas.

Inspiration is Ali’s gift, and his six core principles mark his true legacy—a legacy that has the power to live on, beyond the man, and beyond the walls of the Center.

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As Cassius Clay, Ali travelled to the 1960 Rome Games to compete

in the light heavyweight division

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs.(Zigzy Pietrzykowski)
1960 Olympics Rome

He shook up the world, and the world's better for it. Rest in peace, Champ. pic.twitter.com/z1yM3sSLH3

— President Obama (@POTUS) June 4, 2016

"Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it." —@POTUS: https://t.co/vToZqGdGLj #RIPMuhammadAli

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 4, 2016

Muhammad Ali fought for the basic belief that everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity. https://t.co/xMzmv8QLdV

— Vice President Biden (@VP) June 4, 2016