Editing Laila Ali (section)

==Personal life==
In 2002, she wrote (with co-author [[David Ritz]]) the book ''Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power.''<ref>{{cite book|title=Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power|first1=David|last1=Ritz|first2=Laila|last2=Ali|name-list-style=amp|publisher=Hyperion|edition= 1st|date=June 2002|isbn= 978-0786868551}}</ref> In this book, she confides that she felt isolated at times because of her father's fame. Ali has also spent some time in jail, and describes her arrests and the physical abuse she experienced in jail.<ref>{{cite web|title=REACH! Finding Strength, Spirit and Personal Power|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7868-6855-1|work=publishersweekly.com|access-date=August 26, 2013|date=June 1, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219202133/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7868-6855-1|archive-date=December 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Ali married Johnny "Yahya" McClain on August 27, 2000. McClain became Ali's manager and helped guide her career. In late 2005, Ali and McClain divorced and McClain quit managing Ali.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alden|first=James|title=Yahya McClain: "I wanted to ensure that the Ali image was not tarnished"|url=http://www.fighthype.com/news/article13849.html|work=fighthype.com|access-date=August 26, 2013|date=January 23, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219233802/http://www.fighthype.com/news/article13849.html|archive-date=December 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On July 23, 2007, Ali married former [[National Football League|NFL]] player [[Curtis Conway]] in Los Angeles. They have two children together: a son born in August 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/laila-ali-gives-birth-to-her-first-son/|title=Laila Ali Gives Birth to Her First Son|work=People|first=Michelle|last=Tan|date=September 11, 2008|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> and a daughter born in April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Michaud|url=https://people.com/parents/laila-ali-welcomes-daughter-sydney/|title=Laila Ali Welcomes Daughter Sydney|work=People|date=April 4, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150327222351/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/04/04/laila-ali-welcomes-daughter-sydney/|archive-date=March 27, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Monica|last=Rizzo|url=https://people.com/parents/meet-laila-alis-daughter-sydney-j/|title=Meet Laila Ali's Daughter Sydney J.|magazine=People|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150329063555/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/06/10/meet-laila-alis-daughter-sydney-j/|archive-date=March 29, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Ali is the stepmother of Conway's three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10266153|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017004114/http://sportsline.com/nfl/story/10266153|url-status=dead|title=References Ali's marriage and her stepchildren|archivedate=October 17, 2007}}</ref> Professional wrestling legend [[Hulk Hogan]] credits Ali with saving his life by telephoning him when he was depressed and suicidal.<ref>{{cite book|title=My Life Outside the Ring|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780312588908|url-access=registration|first1=Hulk|last1= Hogan|first2=Mark|last2=Dagostino|date=November 27, 2009|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing |isbn=9780312588908 }}</ref> Ali is the sister-in-law of professional mixed martial artist [[Kevin Casey (fighter)|Kevin Casey]], who is married to her sister Hana.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Casey will fight at UFC 199 despite passing of father-in-law Muhammad Ali|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/kevin-casey-will-fight-at-ufc-199-despite-passing-of-legendary-father-in-law-muhammad-ali-060416|website=FoxSports.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606095809/http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/kevin-casey-will-fight-at-ufc-199-despite-passing-of-legendary-father-in-law-muhammad-ali-060416|archive-date=June 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>