The world has been blessed over the centuries by great individuals like Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson, and even Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan. All of whom have impacted society significantly during their time, raising the levels of social prestige for the next generation. It takes an extraordinary man of confidence, dedication, and near flawlessness to be universally known as simple "The Greatest". Muhammad Ali has been quoted as "an American myth who has come
to mean many things to many people: a symbol of faith, a symbol of conviction and defiance, a symbol of beauty and skill and courage, a symbol of racial pride, of wit and love." (Remnick) Ali, however, in his majestic aura, was by no means a myth.
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