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When people are forced to interact to survive, their prejudices diminish.
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Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.
Muhammad Ali
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I have a radar built inside me to avoid punches.
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Catching flies is better training than hitting the speed bag.
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Ali’s got a left, Ali’s got a right, if he hits you once, you’re asleep for the night.
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White people cannot destroy me like they have other big ministers of Elijah Mohammed in the past by telling us oh, you speak good, you should be the leader.
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It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
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Be obedient to your superior, and your inferior will obey you.
Muhammad Ali
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You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.
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I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.
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I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.
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Frazier's got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town.
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Then slavery came and calls of aggression. But we've been there 600 years and there ain't no peace between black and whites because the cultures are different - like the Chinese and Mexicans cannot integrate: the music is different, the eating is different.
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To succeed,all I need to do is suffer.
Muhammad Ali
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I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
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To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
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I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That's what makes you a champion.
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I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.
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What keeps me going is goals.
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I've never really resented hard work because I've always liked it. Up every morning for roadwork. Going to the gymnasium every day at 12 o'clock. I never change my pattern.
Muhammad Ali
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Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.
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God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not Number One; He is.
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He's too ugly to be the champ!
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I tell you what I really fear. I fear aeroplanes. When the flight's all right and smooth I'm still thinking, 'what if the engine blow up?' 'What if a fool's got a bomb on it?'
Muhammad Ali