“The sentence is simply, ‘Penny is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time). Hardaway is a basketball player and coach. In an interview with that year, Peter Sokolowski, then editor at large of Merriam Webster, said that the first version the dictionary found of GOAT’s use online was in 1996, “on an Orlando Magic forum referencing Penny Hardaway”. In 2018, the term GOAT made it to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. In the public glare as a black man, Ali proclaiming his greatness went beyond a sportsman’s boast, and left a lasting impact. Muhammad Ali was a champion, inside and outside the ring.

It was then that he embraced Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. The album was to prove prophetic – six months after recording it, Clay won the world heavyweight championship. Lyrics of ‘I Am The Greatest’ include: “This is the legend of Cassius Clay/ The most beautiful fighter in the world today” “He is the greatest! Yes! I am the man this poem’s about/ I’ll be champ of the world, there isn’t a doubt”. In 1964, this album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance. When he was only 21 years old and still called Cassius Clay, he released a comedy album, ‘I Am The Greatest’. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I was really the greatest.”

One of his more famous quotes is: “I am the greatest.

Ali, as impressive a personality as he was a player, often referred to himself as the greatest.

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