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True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.

Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali
Age: 74 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 17
Died: 2016
Died: June 3
Activist
Author
Autobiographer
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Louisville
Kentucky
Cassius Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Jr.
The Greatest
Success
True
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Reaching
Compromise
Potential
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