Muhammad Ali Quotes
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The bull is stronger, but the matador is smarter.
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No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came from boxing.
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You got black people in an all-white country and they don't know nothing about themselves.
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I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.
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People will know you’re serious when you produce.
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Before I became a Muslim, I ate pork and chased women--but all that stuff stopped.
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I'm going to, not I'm gonna. Talk intelligent.
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Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.
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The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.
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Outrun the people who quit when they feel discomfort, outrun the people who stop because of despair, outrun the people who are delayed because of prejudice, outrun the people who surrender to failure, and outrun the opponent who loses sight of the goal. Because if you want to win, the will can never retire, the race can never stop, and faith can never weaken.
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I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali.
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What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life.
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I don't know how many millions I'll make, so I have to give some back to charity. God blesses me with the money, but only if I give some away.
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Oh! how the hours hasten to change into days, the days into months, the months into years, and those into life's annihilation!
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I would like to say that I am not an apostle of the Muslim religion.
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Everything the black people are doing comes from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed. They are black now, they don't want to be called Negroes. This come from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed.
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His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
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It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
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Will be a divine fight, a holy war...Armageddon on a miniature scale.
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I'm the greatest fighter in the entire world, how can I be afraid? I love people and people love me.
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Lighting that torch in Atlanta didn't make me nervous. Standing up to the government - that made me nervous.
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It's ain't sad that I want my child to look like me? Every intelligent person wants their child to look like him.
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I said a lot of things in the heat of the moment that I shouldn't have said. Called him names I shouldn't have called him. I apologise for that. I'm sorry. It was all meant to promote the fight.
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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.