Social reaction: Tennis players mourn Muhammad Ali
— -- Perhaps the greatest icon sports has ever known, Muhammad Ali died Friday, sending shockwaves throughout the world.
Tennis players, like so many other athletes, paid tribute to the legend.
Thinking of #MuhammadAli and remembering a man who was not afraid to take a stand and who was committed to being his authentic self.
- Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) June 4, 2016 ,RIP Muhammad Ali...we will miss your spirit and humanity. You were shunned,excoriated and jailed for the same reason that made you a hero...
,'Don't count the days, make the days count' - RIP ???? #MuhammadAli
,#MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #TheLegend. A Mark of Respect!
- Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) June 4, 2016 ,"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a... https://t.co/U6osvfAN4c
,Moments before the women's final & thinking about Muhammad Ali, something tells me the greatest will appear in the form of Serena again 2day
- rennae stubbs (@rennaestubbs) June 4, 2016 ,The Greatest pic.twitter.com/kvUGqXkaw8
- Fabio Fognini (@fabiofogna) June 4, 2016 ,Let's start 2016 again ?? #toomanygreatonesleftus
- Ivan Ljubicic (@theljubicic) June 4, 2016 ,#Legend #MuhammedAli #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/pm9hWI6URq
- Sara Errani (@SaraErrani) June 4, 2016 ,"Float like a butterfly/sting like a bee "
- Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) June 4, 2016 ,
A GIANT among men #RIPALIMy thoughts and prayers R with @TheRealLailaAli and the entire #AliFamily The #OriginalGOAT left us with amazing memories #RIPAli #FLABSLAB
- Katrina Adams (@katadams68) June 4, 2016 ,To the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...Thanks for giving every kid a Chance to DREAM...I BELIEVE CAUSE OF YOU... #RIPAli
- Leander Paes (@Leander) June 4, 2016 ,You showed us how, you've led the way . Impossible is just temporary. Thank you #TheGreatest for your life! You changed this world forever.
- Sergiy Stakhovsky (@Stako_tennis) June 4, 2016 ,Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
- Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) June 4, 2016 ,Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
- Shelby Rogers (@Shelby_Rogers_) June 4, 2016 ,An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
- Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) June 4, 2016 ,RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
- Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) June 4, 2016 ,Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
- Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) June 4, 2016 ,Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
- Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) June 4, 2016 ,Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
- Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) June 4, 2016 ,#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
- GC (@guillecoria) June 4, 2016 ,RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
- Dinara Safina (@Dinarik27) June 4, 2016 ,'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
- Somdev Devvarman (@SomdevD) June 4, 2016 ,#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
- Elina Svitolina (@ElinaSvitolina) June 4, 2016 ,?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
- Flavia Pennetta (@flavia_pennetta) June 4, 2016 ,Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
- Nicole Gibbs (@Gibbsyyyy) June 4, 2016 ,#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
- Jurgen Melzer (@jojomelzer) June 4, 2016 ,He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (@SvetlanaK27) June 4, 2016 ,The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
- Kim Clijsters (@Clijsterskim) June 4, 2016 ,Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
- Bethanie MattekSands (@BMATTEK) June 4, 2016 ,Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
- Irina Falconi (@IrinaFalconi) June 4, 2016 ,RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
- rennae stubbs (@rennaestubbs) June 4, 2016
Thinking of #MuhammadAli and remembering a man who was not afraid to take a stand and who was committed to being his authentic self.
RIP Muhammad Ali...we will miss your spirit and humanity. You were shunned,excoriated and jailed for the same reason that made you a hero...
- Martina Navratilova (@Martina) June 4, 2016
'Don't count the days, make the days count' - RIP ???? #MuhammadAli
- Heather Watson (@HeatherWatson92) June 4, 2016
#MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #TheLegend. A Mark of Respect!
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a... https://t.co/U6osvfAN4c
- Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) June 4, 2016
Moments before the women's final & thinking about Muhammad Ali, something tells me the greatest will appear in the form of Serena again 2day
The Greatest pic.twitter.com/kvUGqXkaw8
Let's start 2016 again ?? #toomanygreatonesleftus
#Legend #MuhammedAli #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/pm9hWI6URq
"Float like a butterfly/sting like a bee "
A GIANT among men #RIPALI
My thoughts and prayers R with @TheRealLailaAli and the entire #AliFamily The #OriginalGOAT left us with amazing memories #RIPAli #FLABSLAB
To the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...Thanks for giving every kid a Chance to DREAM...I BELIEVE CAUSE OF YOU... #RIPAli
You showed us how, you've led the way . Impossible is just temporary. Thank you #TheGreatest for your life! You changed this world forever.
Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
'Don't count the days, make the days count' - RIP ???? #MuhammadAli
- Heather Watson (@HeatherWatson92) June 4, 2016
#MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #TheLegend. A Mark of Respect!
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a... https://t.co/U6osvfAN4c
- Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) June 4, 2016
Moments before the women's final & thinking about Muhammad Ali, something tells me the greatest will appear in the form of Serena again 2day
The Greatest pic.twitter.com/kvUGqXkaw8
Let's start 2016 again ?? #toomanygreatonesleftus
#Legend #MuhammedAli #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/pm9hWI6URq
"Float like a butterfly/sting like a bee "
A GIANT among men #RIPALI
My thoughts and prayers R with @TheRealLailaAli and the entire #AliFamily The #OriginalGOAT left us with amazing memories #RIPAli #FLABSLAB
To the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...Thanks for giving every kid a Chance to DREAM...I BELIEVE CAUSE OF YOU... #RIPAli
You showed us how, you've led the way . Impossible is just temporary. Thank you #TheGreatest for your life! You changed this world forever.
Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a... https://t.co/U6osvfAN4c
- Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) June 4, 2016
Moments before the women's final & thinking about Muhammad Ali, something tells me the greatest will appear in the form of Serena again 2day
The Greatest pic.twitter.com/kvUGqXkaw8
Let's start 2016 again ?? #toomanygreatonesleftus
#Legend #MuhammedAli #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/pm9hWI6URq
"Float like a butterfly/sting like a bee "
A GIANT among men #RIPALI
My thoughts and prayers R with @TheRealLailaAli and the entire #AliFamily The #OriginalGOAT left us with amazing memories #RIPAli #FLABSLAB
To the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...Thanks for giving every kid a Chance to DREAM...I BELIEVE CAUSE OF YOU... #RIPAli
You showed us how, you've led the way . Impossible is just temporary. Thank you #TheGreatest for your life! You changed this world forever.
Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
Let's start 2016 again ?? #toomanygreatonesleftus
#Legend #MuhammedAli #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/pm9hWI6URq
"Float like a butterfly/sting like a bee "
A GIANT among men #RIPALI
My thoughts and prayers R with @TheRealLailaAli and the entire #AliFamily The #OriginalGOAT left us with amazing memories #RIPAli #FLABSLAB
To the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...Thanks for giving every kid a Chance to DREAM...I BELIEVE CAUSE OF YOU... #RIPAli
You showed us how, you've led the way . Impossible is just temporary. Thank you #TheGreatest for your life! You changed this world forever.
Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
My thoughts and prayers R with @TheRealLailaAli and the entire #AliFamily The #OriginalGOAT left us with amazing memories #RIPAli #FLABSLAB
To the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...Thanks for giving every kid a Chance to DREAM...I BELIEVE CAUSE OF YOU... #RIPAli
You showed us how, you've led the way . Impossible is just temporary. Thank you #TheGreatest for your life! You changed this world forever.
Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
Rest in Peace Legend ? float like a butterfly.... https://t.co/95JRDEfdIA
Thank you for inspiration, motivation & legendary quotes. RIP #MuhammadAli you influenced so many great athletes! Never another like you!
An inspiration. A legend. Forever a champion. RIP Muhammad Ali. ?? pic.twitter.com/2TAlKmAOM8
RIP Champ-- you will always "float like a butterfly"!
Really really sad news about the passing away of Muhammad Ali, Absolute legend. #RIPMuhammadAli
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
Rip Muhammad Ali????The https://t.co/kzzeA7Uow1 in peace. pic.twitter.com/046DAk18J5
Champions are made from sth they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision...But the will must be stronger than the skill #RIPChamp
#RIPMuhammadAli ???? pic.twitter.com/jQeF8qVDbI
RIP ???? #thegreatestever #muhammadali #rip https://t.co/O3b92TMuUl
'Don't count the days, make the days count ' #TheGreatest..Respect forever.. inspiration forever for all times
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
#Ali ?? #TheGreatest pic.twitter.com/gT9HvrcD9u
?????? https://t.co/ziDQTU0L9r
Rest in peace, legend. #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/n0OOOHMIrF
#TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/hvXsnoIjqG
He is the greatest example! RIP ... https://t.co/sKKVm2EPsI
The greatest... RIP pic.twitter.com/K6R7Bt8e3Q
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!
Sad evening here in Phoenix as @MuhammadAli passed away. What a great man in and out of the ring, raised over $100million for charity!
Rest in peace, champ #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/OTdKteb7Bn
RIP Muhammad Ali ..... Float like a butterfly...you will 'ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST"!