Muhammed Ali lifted the torch to the Olympic ceremony while everyone in the stadium chanted his name. That moment is one of the most significant experiences known today. Ali’s real name was Cassius Clay, born in Louisville, Kentucky, January 17, 1942. Growing up, Ali (Cassius), and his family grew up in a primarily black neighborhood. At an early age, Ali struggled with school which resulted in him finding love for the sport of boxing. He started to box at the age of twelve and by the time he was sixteen, Ali had won two Golden Glove Titles which made him well known nationally. By the time Cassius was twenty-two years old in 1960, he was offered an opportunity to participate on the Olympic team in Rome. He not only participated, but he actually won the Olympic gold medal. After returning back home from the Olympics, just like any other individual who wins a gold medal in the Olympics, …show more content…
If it already has not been recognized, Ali had an exceptional career inside the ring and remarkably outside of the ring as well. Ali gave young blacks hope to have a successful life no matter what circumstances they were in. He suffered from Parkinson’s disease and did a lot for charities to help others dealing with the same disease that he was fighting. Ali became one of the greatest individuals in sports of all time while helping young black people believe that they can accomplish whatever they set their mind to. From the words of Evander Holyfield stated in the article “The Greatest,” written by Gordon Morino, “In my neighborhood, when I was just a boy, everyone was always telling me, ‘You ain’t gonna be nothing.’ Then one day I heard Ali on television boasting about how he was the greatest and telling people ‘you can do anything.’ I was amazed. How could he talk that way? But then I thought, if he can do it, I can do it. He changed my
Early Life and Education Magic Johnson is born on 14 August 1959 in Lansing, Michigan. The birth sign is Leo; belongs to African-American ethnicity. His father worked as a garbage collector apart from janitorial work. Magic used to help his father on the garbage route.
What he did was truly incredible for all baseball players. Jackie basically paved a road for all African American baseball players to follow in his footsteps. Jackie “was proud to be in the hurricane eye of a significant breakthrough.” He was proud that Mr. Ricky, “a man
Of the hundreds of boxers to have been a world champion at some point, none have held the title as long as Joe Louis did. For 11 years and 8 months, Louis, a black man, was king of the boxing heavyweight division. During that time he beat a Nazi, enlisted in the army, and did everything he possibly could to familiarize white America with black boxers. During his career, Joe Louis used his boxing prowess and earned wealth to fight against the segregation and racism he experienced, leading him to have one of the greatest boxing careers of all time and to pioneer a pathway for the careers of other black athletes like Jackie Robinson and Muhammed Ali.
Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 in Georgia. He is known for becoming the first black athlete in Major League Baseball, playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He dealt with a large amount of prejudice and racism throughout his lifetime. He died of heart problems alongside diabetes in 1972.
With these traits, Robinson made an impact in society by inspiring African-American athletes across the country for being the first African-American in a professional sport. His impact, talent and courage would continue to show throughout his lifetime, which is why Robinson achieved so
"You could make an argument that Jackie Robinson was the greatest athlete in American history. His ability as a basketball player, as a track star, as a baseball player, as a football player. Jackie Robinson could have been a star in every single one of those sports. Not just a good player, but a superstar.”- Howard Bryant (Jackie Robinson)
Jackie Robinson’s astonishing physical ability, paired with his mental toughness, helped him take down the white wall of the major leagues and later
In 1964, Muhammad Ali, one of America’s most polarizing and famous athletes for his boxing career, was being drafted to the military. Ali fizzled the U.S. Military qualifying test in light of the fact that his written work and spelling aptitudes were below the national standard. Because of the Vietnam War spiraling down as a lost war effort, the test norms were brought down in November 1965. Ali was then ultimately eligible for the draft and was to be named into the military. He was also going to be called for an act of duty due to the lack of soldiers in Vietnam, an already unpopular war (Cassius Marsellus CLAY, Jr.).
Jackie Robinson was a first, not only for African Americans in baseball, but also in other sports. His influence did not just stop there. He made it possible for people to believe in themselves to breakthrough and fulfill their own kinds of “firsts”. Jackie Robinson is an influential figure and also a representational one. It is important for people to know who he is, especially young African American children, because it gives them hope for their lives.
As an exceptional athlete and an honorable man Jackie Robinson changed the way not only sports are seen in the world but how life is seen in the
As Jackie Robinson once said “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. There is no doubt that Jackie Robinson has been one of most impactful baseball players to ever play the sport. For reasons such as pushing himself to reach his goals, facing many hardships, and being the first African American to play in the MLB, he has shown perseverance and been a role model to everyone. The first reason how Jackie Robinson has impacted society is how he worked hard to reach his goals.
A Mysterious Childhood== Noble Drew Ali was born Timothy Drew somewhere in North Carolina on January 8, 1886. Some historians believe he was the son of a Muslim father from Morocco and a Cherokee mother. Gomez, 2005 Others believe a Cherokee tribe adopted him and was
I chose Jack Robinson because he was a great role model and he influenced the lives of many people. The Segregation of blacks and whites was going on during the time Jackie was in Major League Baseball (MLB). Many people did not want Jackie to play professional baseball because of his black skin color. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. At the age of one, Jackie’s family moved to Pasadena, California.
Jackie Robinson inspired many others to uplift them self above societal standards. Prior to Robinson’s success, no African American athlete had received similar praise from white America. “Jackie Robinson changed the way of how many white Americans thought about minorities because he was the first acknowledged black player to perform in the Major Leagues.” (Swaine 1) Jackie Robinson changed the way of how many white Americans viewed African Americans because he was the first acknowledged African American baseball player to succeed in the major leagues. Robinson showed the white Americans that they were not superior to his race and that they couldn 't keep him or people alike oppressed.
Muhammad Ali was an athlete formally known as a Cassius Clay before he changed his name to Cassius X and later to Ali after joining the Nation of Islam. He is well known due to his mark on the world as an athlete in boxing. Besides him being an iconic boxer he also remembered as a person who fought for social and political change through his outspoken political positions and this the point where his greatness excelled . Ali had a great political influence on many individuals in the United States. Different occasions portray Ali’s stand on political and social change.