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The Story of Cassius Clay On January 17, 1942, a young hero was born, who went by the name Cassius Clay. Young Cassius was a normal everyday boy, who grew up in the modest town of Louisville, Kentucky. Cassius was always pulling little pranks here and there, and always had to be the center of attention. Little did he know, he would soon be one of the most respected athletes of the Twentieth Century. At the age of twelve, Cassius’s most prized possession was his bike. One afternoon, he was riding his bike around town and parked it outside the Columbian gym. When he came outside his bike was no where to be found. Cassius ran inside crying, and told Joe Martin who was a police officer and a boxing trainer, that someone had stolen his bike. Cassius was furious and said “when I find out who did this I’m going to whoop them.” Joe laughed and said “you might should learn how to fight first.” Cassius agreed, and he soon would start training (Garret 8.). Cassius started going to the gym on a daily basis and began to develop a real talent for the sport, as well as, a very cocky attitude. He would continue to train until he was eighteen years old. At this time, his coach Joe Martin thought he should compete. Clay though