Today we celebrate Muhammad Ali’s birthday. He is born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942. He is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist. Considered a cultural icon, Ali has both been idolized and vilified.

"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision.”

“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.”