Muhammad Ali was born in January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. His birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. but he later changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He stands at 1.91 meters (6 feet) tall. Some of Ali's biggest achievements include winning an Olympic gold medal and winning the heavyweight boxing title three times. Ali was inspiring because he started with just a bag and no gloves but developed his famous boxing style of "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."