Muhammad Ali Quotes
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I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.
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There live a great man named Joe who was belittled by a loudmouth foe. While his rival would taunt and tease Joe silently bore the stings. And then fought like gladiator in the ring.
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Most people don't pray until they're in trouble. When people need help they pray a lot. But after they get what they want, they slow down. If a man takes five showers a day, his body will be clean. Praying five times a day helps me clean my mind.
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If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up.
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My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
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If you look at the world the same way when you're 50 that you did when you were 20, then you wasted 30 years.
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Shut up, I know what I'm doing!
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The man who has no imagination has no wings.
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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?'
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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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I love my people and I don't hate nobody and it keeps me out of trouble.
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My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
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I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat.
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When a chivalrous man makes an oath, he is faithful to it, and when he attains power, he spares his enemy.
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Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.
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What keeps me going is goals.
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I was always curious. I always wondered why Tarzan is the King of the Jungle in Africa, he was white.
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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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The worst man is the one who sees himself as the best.
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When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.
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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.
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I'm a Muslim. I've been a Muslim for 20 years. . . . You know me. I'm a boxer. I've been called the greatest. People recognize me for being a boxer and a man of truth. I wouldn't be here representing Islam if it were terrorist. . . . I think all people should know the truth, come to recognize the truth. Islam is peace.
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To succeed,all I need to do is suffer.
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I have a radar built inside me to avoid punches.