His mother, whom he considered his greatest inspiration, died in 1930 when he was 15 years old.
He gave one of the eulogies, saying that "James Brown is my greatest inspiration."
It was in Japan, however, that he found a home and his greatest inspiration.
"Nelson Mandela remains our greatest inspiration in everything we do and we are confident that he will stay strong," it said.
Some would argue that his greatest inspiration was Marcus Garvey.
Lenin remains the greatest inspiration to working people for proved it could be done.
His greatest inspiration for writing and painting originates from jazz music.
"The greatest inspiration in all my life were my parents," he said.
He claims that one of his greatest inspirations comes from the raw ideas of young people.
He used to say his father was his greatest inspiration and, after his death, apparently felt no reason to continue boxing.