Famous Muhammad Ali Quotations

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"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."
by 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."
by Muhammad Ali
"Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up"
by Muhammad Ali
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
by Muhammad Ali
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
by Muhammad Ali
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
by Muhammad Ali
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
by Muhammad Ali
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life"
by Muhammad Ali
"I don't always know what I'm talking about but I know I'm right"
by Muhammad Ali
"I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest."
by Muhammad Ali
"I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington."
by Muhammad Ali
"I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won"
by Muhammad Ali
"If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you."
by Muhammad Ali
"If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize."
by Muhammad Ali
"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am."
by Muhammad Ali
"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I just beat people up."
by Muhammad Ali
"Me, we. (Supposedly the shortest quote in the English language delivered at a Harvard graduation.)"
by Muhammad Ali
"My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world."
by Muhammad Ali
"My toughest fight was with my first wife."
by Muhammad Ali
"My toughest fight was with my first wife"
by Muhammad Ali
"Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams. They have different names but all contain water. Religions have different names, but all contain truth."
by Muhammad Ali
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
by Muhammad Ali
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer."
by Muhammad Ali
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
by Muhammad Ali
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnessesbehind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
by Muhammad Ali
"The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights"
by Muhammad Ali
"The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."
by Muhammad Ali
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
by Muhammad Ali
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life"
by Muhammad Ali
"The man who has no imagination has no wings."
by Muhammad Ali
"There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people."
by Muhammad Ali
"We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last."
by Muhammad Ali
"When you're as great as I am, it's hard to be humble"
by Muhammad Ali
"Whereas the degrees of rationality vary and some minds are distinguished over others, these clerks, if not convinced of what the Pasha has given them, must turn to their associates with the problem, and if all see an excess or shortcoming in the matter, then they should turn to the Pasha and present the requisite information."
by Muhammad Ali
"What keeps me going is goals."
by Muhammad Ali
"It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself."
by Muhammad Ali
"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was."
by Muhammad Ali
"No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room."
by Muhammad Ali
"I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights."
by Muhammad Ali
"I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round!"
by Muhammad Ali
"Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No I"
by Muhammad Ali
"Where do you think I'd be next week if I didn't know how to shout and holler and make the public take notice? I'd be poor and I'd probably be down in my home town, washing windows or running an elevator and saying"
by Muhammad Ali
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
by 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."
by 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."
by Muhammad Ali


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