Muhammad Ali Quotes
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If you are not the best, then pretend you are.
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Whites have always put one against another and now they have a dead man who was nothin' but a, he admitted it himself, Malcolm X, was a tramp or had white women sellin' their body for him, he was nothin' until the Honorable Elijah Mohammed made him great, made him great, taught him, even his name X come from Elijah.
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I'm so mean I make medicine sick!
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Who's gonna dare to be great?
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When I beat Sonny Liston, I shocked the world. When I joined the Muslims, I shocked the world. When I beat George Forman, I shocked the world. I am from the House of Shock.
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Sometimes Howard [Cosell] makes me wish I was a dog and he was a fireplug.
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There is one hell of a difference between fighting in the ring and going to war in Vietnam.
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Only the nose knows Where the nose goes When the door close.
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I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. He took one quart of laughter, one pinch of concern, and then, he mix willingness with happiness, he added lots of faith, and he stirred it up well, then he spreads it over his span of a lifetime, and he served it to each and every deserving person he met.
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So I didn't pass. It was the army's decision that they didn't want me to go into the service. They're the boss. I don't want to say no whole lot about it.
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When your mother dies, it really hurts. But with time, you get used to it. That's nature's way.
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We're not trying to take power away or rule anybody - we're just trying to get up from under the rulers.
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Religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times.
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You can be free. You can be black. Look at me! I'm the Heavyweight Champion! Can't nobody stop me.
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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
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We are all God's people. We are prejudiced and we separate into Jews, Mexicans, Italians, but God doesn't see colors.
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To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
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My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.
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I hated the sight on TV of big, clumsy, lumbering heavyweights plodding, stalking each other like two Frankenstein monsters, clinging, slugging toe to toe. I knew I could do it better ... circle, dance, shuffle, hit and move ... make an art out of it.
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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.
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Who would thought only of themselves and kill their race? You would hate other people if you don't want to stay who you are.
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The world badly needs more peaceful and loving men like Sri Chinmoy. I am a Muslim and he is serving all people of peace. Sri Chinmoy is doing so much for the world, for people of all faiths, because of his own peace and faith.
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I was lucky, from the age of 12 I had boxing talent and was good for my age.
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I only read the Holy Koran, the Bible and the sports pages.