Laila Ali
Laila Ali
Laila Amaria Aliis an American former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. She is the daughter of the late heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali with his third wife, Veronica Porsche Ali, and is the eighth of her father's nine children. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female super middleweight titles, and the IWBF light heavyweight title...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth30 December 1977
CityMiami Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I wasn't in shape at all before I decided to do boxing. I wasn't an athlete. Before boxing, I would go to the gym for a month and stop.
By being an athlete, I have uncovered so many other ways to express my beauty. Being a strong, fearless woman makes me feel beautiful. I love the way I look and feel when I am two hours into my training and my skin is glistening with sweat and my clothes are drenched because I have given it all I've got.
Running is my time for myself. I'm like, 'I'm going for a run!' and my husband knows I'm out of there.
My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death.
I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.
I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody.
Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say.
I want to encourage women to take control of their health.
Everybody wants recognition, but we can't all get it.
My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.
I've had people in the family, male and female, impacted by heart disease. But people can prevent it.
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