How Did Muhammad Ali Impact The Sports World

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“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, this is exactly what he did; especially in the sport of boxing. Muhammad Ali does not need an introduction for people to know who he is, in the world of sports he is known to the people as a legend. He also had an impact on people in others ways than just sports. Muhammad Ali was born on January 17,1942, in Louisville, Kentucky (Schulman 6). Muhammad Ali impacted the world in many different ways such as, leaving an impact in the sport of boxing, helping raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease, and by openly expressing his religion and conversion to Islam.
First off, Muhammad Ali impacted the world by changing the world of sports, more specifically, boxing. Muhammad quotes “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This quote impacted the world of sports because people today still use it today for motivation. Muhammad Ali’s record was 56-5 with 37 KO’s, he was a 3x heavyweight champ, and won a gold metal at the 1960 olympics (Cox 2). All of these achievements made him a legend in the sports world because people loved watching him and they were inspired by him. Collectively, Muhammad Ali left an impact on sports because his famous quotes and achievements. …show more content…

He raised awareness for his condition by creating a twitter account, by creating this account it makes the millions of people on twitter want to help find a cure for Parkinson’s. Muhammad also established the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center in Phoenix, Arizona. This Parkinson’s Center provides Parkinson’s victims with a place to go to help out with their condition (Cox 3). In all, Muhammad left an impact in the world by establishing a center for Parkinson’s disease and creating a twitter account to raise awareness for the

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