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=== The Soul of a Butterfly     By: Muhammad Ali with Hana Yasmeen Ali      Report By: Kaitlyn Gasper           The book I chose for my book report is //The Soul of a Butterfly// by Muhammad and Hana Yasmeen Ali. Muhammad Ali is important because he won the world's heavyweight championship three times, and dedicated himself to his fans. Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali's real name) was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942. Growing up, his mom was Baptist and his dad was Lutherin, but he and his little brother went to his mom's church because his dad told him that women were better than men and that she was a better Baptist than he was a Lutherin. They called his mom Mamma Bird because she was like a mamma bird taking care of her children. When he first was involved in boxing, he was around eight and adored it. When he was sixteen, he fought against Corky Baker, also known as the 'King of the Streets'. He knew that he could beat Corky in the showdown, so he challenged him. When Cassius challenged him to a boxing fight, Corky said that boxing was for girls, but after being called a chicken, he agreed to the fight. When the bell rang for the first round, Cassius threw punches and came out moving, he didn't want to get hit by Corkey because he could knock him unconcious. When the second round started, Corky came out chasing him and was easily tired out. Before the second round could end, Corkey said, "This ain't fair!" and ran out of the ring and left the gym. Soon after that, Cassius and Corky became good friends, but Corkey was killed in a shoot-out with the police. When he was eighteen, he wanted to meet Sugar Ray Robinson. He waited days outside of his night club called Sugar Ray's. When Sugar Ray walked up right next to him, Cassius told him how he was a huge fan and really wanted to meet him. All Sugar Ray could say was, "Not right now kid, I'm busy". From then on out he vowed to nevder turn down a fan. After a few years, he discovered the religion of Islam. He went to a couple of the workshops and thought that it was cool. There they gave him the name, Muhammad Ali. When he told the press that he was converting, the press and people were not happy. After a few years, the press accepted it. In 1981, when he lost a match to Trevor Berbick, he finally retires with a professional record of 56-5. Three years later, Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The symptoms include muscle tremors and slowness of speech. In 1996, Muhammad Ali carries the torch and ignites the cauldron to signal the beginning of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The same year he is also given a second gold metal, to replace the one that he threw in the Ohio River 36 years earlier. Some characteristics that made Muhammad Ali important was that he always took time for his fans, friends, and family. Another good characteristic is that he didn't want to intentionaly hurt his opponent, he just wanted to be good enough to win. Some facts that made his carrer was that he knew the sport well, and could box. He's been boxing for more than half of his life. He won two Olympic gold meatals and the world's heavyweight championship twice. The part of his life I admire the most is that he works his hardest in everything. I admire this because I give one hundred and ten precent in everything I do, and I think that more kids should do too. I also admire that he takes time out of his life for his fans. If I were famous and had lots of fans, I would personally take time out of my life too. I think more celebrities should follow his example. I think that this book gave an honest account of his life. He accually wrote the book, and no one knows his life better than he does. He also had his daughter help write the book, I think it gives an honest account. ===