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How Much Was The Net Wealth Of Muhammad Ali?

The legendary boxer Muhammad Ali net worth was about $50 million at the time of his departure from this world. At the peak of his career, Muhammad Ali was one of the highest paid sports man globally.

Early Life and Biography                                             

“Fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee” the man behind these famous lines, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. later got to known as Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942.

He belongs to Louisville, Kentucky. He belonged to a modest family of African descent. His father used to earn his living by painting and sign board writing, and her mother used to work as a domestic helper. He had a younger brother and a sister in his family. Ali got his education from Central High School Louisville. Ali had reading disorder due to which he had difficulties in reading and writing.

In his early life, Clay had to bear the radical attitude of white Americans because of his color. Once in his childhood, he was denied a glass of water just because of hs color.

Muhammad Ali Quotes

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see. Now you see me, now you don’t. George thinks he will, but I know he won’t.

2. “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

3. “I’m young; m handsome; I’m fast. I can’t possibly be beat.”

4. “Don’t count the days; make the days count.”

5. “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it.” Jesse Jackson said this as early as 1983, according to the Associated Press, and Ali used it in his 2004 book.

6. “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.”

7. “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

8. “If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.”

9. “Braggin’ is when a person says something and can’t do it. I do what I say.”

10. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”

11. “Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”

12. “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”

13. “I should be a postage stamp. That’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.”

14. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. unworkable is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

15. “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

16. “A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”

17. “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”

18. “I shook up the world. Me! Whee!”

19. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”

20. “At home I am a nice guy: but I don’t want the world to know. Humble people, I’ve found, don’t get very far.”

21. “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”

22. “He’s (Sonny Liston) too ugly to be the world champ. The world champ should be pretty like me!”

Personal and Public Life             

Ali was very out spoken over his views about religion, social justice and equality. He actively raised his voice for the rights of African-Americans. After his retirement from boxing Ali became a philanthropist and social activist. As far as his personal life is concerned, Ali got married four times and he had nine children. He remained actively involved in social work until the later part of his life.

His health started to deteriorate and in 2016 this legend passed away. Muhammad Ali net worth was recorded at $50 million at that time.

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