MUHAMMAD ALI (The sports world reacts to the death of Muhammad Ali )

Forever the greatest, forever my hero. Thank you # Ali for inspiring us all to be champions. #RIP Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was one of the most celebrated athletes of all time. And in the moments after his death Friday night, remembrances poured in from around the sports world.
"Muhammad Ali was truly the greatest — an athlete who transcended sports to become a global icon," Janet Evans, who passed Ali the Olympic torch in 1996, said in a statement to Omnisport. "He inspired me, and millions of others around the world, to be the best version of ourselves. Passing the Olympic torch to Muhammad to light the cauldron at the Atlanta Games in 1996 was the defining moment of my career, and a memory I will treasure forever, as much as any of the medals I won. As Olympians, our role is to inspire others to achieve their dreams, and no person has ever lived that role more than Muhammad Ali."