Muhammad Ali quotes

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want Muhammad Ali

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion
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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life Muhammad Ali

 

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything Muhammad Ali

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize Muhammad Ali

I've made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven't lived in vain Muhammad Ali

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you Muhammad Ali

 

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even Muhammad Ali

 

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe Muhammad Ali

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change Muhammad Ali

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth Muhammad Ali

Cassius Clay is a name that white people gave to my slave master. Now that I am free, that I don't belong anymore to anyone, that I'm not a slave anymore, I gave back their white name, and I chose a beautiful African one Muhammad Ali

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are Muhammad Ali

I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others Muhammad Ali

The man who has no imagination has no wings Muhammad Ali

My trainer tell me nothing between rounds. I don't allow him to. I fight the fight. All I want to know is did I win the round. It's too late for advice Muhammad Ali

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark Muhammad Ali

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life Muhammad Ali

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world Muhammad Ali

Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day Muhammad Ali

Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again Muhammad Ali

My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am Muhammad Ali

The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ Muhammad Ali

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges Muhammad Ali

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong Muhammad Ali

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am Muhammad Ali

The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God Muhammad Ali

I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life Muhammad Ali

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world Muhammad Ali

Silence is gold when you can't think of a good answer Muhammad Ali

My principles are more important than the money or my title Muhammad Ali

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far
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It's not bragging if you can back it up Muhammad Ali

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.There are more pleasant things to do than beat people up  Muhammad Ali

When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace Muhammad Ali

I wanted to use my fame and this face that everyone knows so well to help uplift and inspire people around the world Muhammad Ali

Superman don’t need seat belt Muhammad Ali

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was Muhammad Ali

I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round Muhammad Ali

 

I'm more at home with my log cabins than I am in my house in Cherry Hill Muhammad Ali

The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month? Muhammad Ali

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest Muhammad Ali

A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing Muhammad Ali

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win Muhammad Ali 

 

I got no quarrel with them Vietcong Muhammad Ali

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee Muhammad Ali