As you probably already heard by now, Muhammad Ali also known as "The Greatest" died on Friday. Muhammad died at 74 after fighting the hardest match of his life against Parkinson disease. He died fighting breathing complications in a hospital located in Phoenix. Ali was surrounded by his family during his passing, leaving them heartbroken yet very proud to have "the greatest" farther and husband to ever live.

Ali was a three time winning heavy weight champion. While impressive he was not just a boxer and that's not the only the thing he fought for. Ali fought battles against racism and was a hero for those fighting for equal rights as well. In the 1960's Ali converted to Islam and refused to participate in the Vietnam War. Against presidential candidate Trump he says "We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda." His fight for rights and his determination to back up what he says in the ring and to the world earned him the nickname "The Louisville Lip."

Ali started boxing at 12 and has climbed to the Olympics in 1960 where he earned a gold medal as a light heavyweight. After he went to the professional world where he fought memorable fights such as Sonny Liston. After he defeated Sonny he claimed, "I am the greatest! I am the greatest! I'm the king of the world."

After defending his title for about six years in 1967 he was drafted into the Vietnam war but refused to go. He says the Vietnamese is not his enemy and it was the white men who don't stand up for his freedom while he is home in America. He found it wrong to shoot of Vietnamese for America when America wasn't even treating their own correctly.

He lost his boxing title and was placed in prison for five years for refusing to go to war after being drafted. After about 6 years Ali was finally able to return to the ring. Ali faced his first defeat against Joe Frazier. He later stripped Frazier of his title and fought against George Foreman. The fight was dubbed "The Rumble In the Jungle." Ali fought defensively against the ropes until Foreman tired out, and then Ali took the offensive and won. His tactic and his will inspired many across the world. Ali held and lost his title a few times and even fought Frazier and third time and winning, before finally retiring in 1981.

The following year Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson disease. However, this was not the end for him. He spread his cause and words across the world and inspired many others before passing away.

Ali was also offered his own star at Hollywood walk of fame. He refused to have his on the floor where people walk over it, and instead his is high on the wall so people look up to him, rather than down.

Ali was an inspiration, fighter, warrior, farther, husband, and an American hero and he will be missed. However, it was such a blessing to have someone like him in our lives. He truly "floated like a butterfly and stung the world like a bee." Thank you Muhammad, and may you rest in peace.

President Barack Obama states that "Like everyone else on the planet, Michelle and I mourn his passing," he said. "But we're also grateful to God for how fortunate we are to have known him, if just for a while; for how fortunate we all are that The Greatest chose to grace our time." Obama keeps a pair of Ali's gloves on display in the White House study and claims that Ali was "A man who fought for us."