Muhammad Ali. Born to win. My life, my times, my story. (The greatest, Own story, King of the World, American Hero, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Soul of a Butterfly, last fight )

The author describes Ali as one who never let others define or limit him. Croke hits the nail on the head. Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay in 1942 in Louisville Kentucky; he was named after his father. Clay changed his name when he later converted to The Nation of Islam. Ali began training for boxing at the age of twelve. His ego prodded him to be arrogant and taunting of his opponents. In 1960, Ali won the Olympic Medal in Boxing for the US. By 1974, he had defeated Sonny Liston and obtained The World Heavyweight Champion. The seventies also witnessed victories over Joe Frazier and George Foreman. After the mid seventies, Ali's health began to decline; he would fight a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.Ali is perhaps just as well known for his behavior outside the ring. He became a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War and refused to be drafted. He opposed the Soviet War with Afghanistan and sided with Palestinian families in Israel. The boxer took part in the Long March in which Native Americans stood up for their rights. Ali was active in the Black Lives Matter Movement. With his Parkinson's Disease rapidly progressing, Ali got to carry the Olympic Torch in 2012. After being admitted to the hospital, he died of septic shock in June, 2016 and was buried by fans and family in Louisville.This is a well-written book that prevents a non biased portrait of the man and his times. Available in kindle and paperback, this approximately thirty page read is appropriate for readers age eight and older.

The book did provide me information that I did not know about Ali. The best ali biography there is with great pictures of him through out his entire life starting from his start of boxing in the Olympics to his famous fights with List on Fraizer and Foreman. Muhammad Ali was one of my heroes growing up and I enjoyed learning more about him.

Inspired by all the great things he had achieved I wanted to read this book. Its well written and easy to read. It shows his life story and how he become the worlds best boxer of all times.

I found this book very informative as it celebrated all of the crucial points of Ali's life. The GOAT was such a polarizing figure and this quick read broughg his likeness full circle!

Poorly written, poorly edited, and like a cliff notes version of a book needed for my high school class. The only positive point was the selling point.

Bad book, had Ali losing to banks and cooper, had the first Frazier fight going 12 rounds, I stoped there, disappointing!

Read just a little. Very good read

A fun easy-to-read synopsis of Muhammad's life and career. It was interesting to learn that Ali's strong beliefs and character were what propelled him to be such a great fighter and humanitarian. Thank you for this book, I enjoyed reading it!

Having not known much about Muhammad Ali's life, this little book has given me a good glimpse into the world and life of this larger-than-life impressive character. An easy short read, and an overall snapshot of Muhammad's career. Thanks!

love it but a lot smaller than i had thought it would be

Very very basic. A child could have written this.