The lighting of the Olympic Cauldron in the Atlanta Olympics of 1996 was a very emotional moment. The surprise guest who light the cauldron was Muhammad Ali, the boxer who suffers from Parkinson's disease. Ali holds up the torch proudly with one hand, and his other hand shaking slightly. He walks up to light the material which will be brought up the cauldron. It was an emotional, teary-eyed moment watching the flame slowly travel up and burst the cauldron with a memorable flame.