Muhammad Ali had nine kids: Maryum, Rasheda, Jamillah, Muhammad Ali Jr., Khaliah, Miya, Hana, Laila and Asaad Amin Nicole Briese is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Former heavyweight boxing champion of the world Muhammad Ali was one of those people ... He was fun and had a childlike humor that I tell my kids to never lose. He never closed doors on anyone ...

On Tuesday, the Ali Center will commemorate the anniversary of Ali's passing by providing free red roses to those wishing to pay their respects at his gravesite in Cave Hill Cemetery.