Like many people, he battles an illness that limits his physical abilities, but as he says, 'I have gained more than I have lost.I have never had a more powerful voice than I have now.' Ali reflects on his faith in God and the strength it gave him during his greatest challenge, when he lost the prime years of his boxing career because he would not compromise his beliefs. In The Soul of a Butterfly the great champion takes readers on a spiritual journey through the seasons of life, from childhood to the present, and shares the beliefs that have served him well.Īfter fighting some of the fiercest bouts in boxing history against Joe Frazier and George Foreman, today Muhammad Ali faces his most powerful foe-outside the boxing ring. So Muhammad Ali begins this spiritual memoir, his description of the values that have shaped and sustained him and that continue to guide his life. After I retired from boxing my true work began. 'During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. To sum it up, here's an update of what the children of Muhammad Ali have been doing.Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known and best-loved celebrities and an international good-will ambassador, offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him.

In fact, all of his kids grew up as passionate about human rights as their father had been. 'Fortunately, as he got older, a little bit smarter and wiser, he has been more prudent and frugal.' That is the nature of the man that is how he got to be who he is,' his fourth wife, Lonnie, said during an interview with USA Today in 2010. He passed away in June 2016, after three decades of declining health, leaving four ex-wives and nine acknowledged children. Unfortunately, in the 1980s, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome, making his motoric skills slowly diminishing every year. His legacy both on and off the ring is unquestionable as the natural phenomenon was always a passionate to fight for justice. The heavyweight boxer bagged the gold medal from Rome Olympics and was crowned as the World Heavyweight Champion in the 1960s.

He's the epitome of 'talk the talk and walk the walk' principal.

Throughout his lifetime, Muhammad Ali did live up to his 'Greatest' nickname.

At Home with Muhammad Ali by Hana Ali