Muhammad Ali Quotes And Sayings

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. He was widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial, and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring. At age 22 in 1964, he won the WBA, WBC and lineal heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston in an upset. Clay then converted to Islam and changed his name from Cassius Clay, which he called his “slave name”, to Muhammad Ali. He set an example of racial pride for African Americans and resistance to white domination during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Friendship... Is Not Something You Learn In School. But If You Haven't Learned The Meaning Of Friendship, You Really Haven't Learned Anything.

I Figured That If I Said It Enough, I Would Convince The World That I Really Was The Greatest.

It's The Repetition Of Affirmations That Leads To Belief. And Once That Belief Becomes A Deep Conviction, Things Begin To Happen.

Life Is A Gamble. You Can Get Hurt, But People Die In Plane Crashes, Lose Their Arms And Legs In Car Accidents; People Die Every Day. Same With Fighters: Some Die, Some Get Hurt, Some Go On. You Just Don't Let Yourself Believe It Will Happen To You.

My Way Of Joking Is To Tell The Truth. That's The Funniest Joke In The World.

I Had To Prove You Could Be A New Kind Of Black Man. I Had To Show The World.

Ever Since I First Came Here In 1963 To Fight Henry Cooper, I Have Loved The People Of England.

The Fact Is, I Was Never Too Bright In School. I Ain't Ashamed Of It, Though. I Mean, How Much Do School Principals Make A Month?

Allah's The Arabic Term For God. Stand Up For God, Fight For God, Work For God And Do The Right Thing, And Go The Right Way, Things Will End Up In Your Corner.

All Black Americans Have Slave Names. They Have White Names; Names That The Slave Master Has Given To Them.

I Got No Quarrel With Them Vietcong.

I Used To Tease Joe Louis By Reminding Him That I Was The Greatest Of All Time. But Joe Louis Was The Greatest Heavyweight Fighter Ever.

It's In My Blood To Be Around People While I Was Training.

Rivers, Ponds, Lakes And Streams - They All Have Different Names, But They All Contain Water. Just As Religions Do - They All Contain Truths.

I Didn't Want To Submit To The Army And Then, On The Day Of Judgment, Have God Say To Me, 'Why Did You Do That?' This Life Is A Trial, And You Realize That What You Do Is Going To Be Written Down For Judgment Day.

I Had A Good Time Boxing. I Enjoyed It - And I May Come Back.

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.

If You Even Dream Of Beating Me You'd Better Wake Up And Apologize.

White People Just Don't Want Their Slaves To Be Free. That's The Whole Thing.

I Believe In The Religion Of Islam. I Believe In Allah And Peace.

What Keeps Me Going Is Goals.

I Shook Up The World, I Shook Up The World.

Superman Don't Need No Seat Belt.

Ali's Got A Left, Ali's Got A Right - When He Knocks You Down, You'll Sleep For The Night; And When You Lie On The Floor And The Ref Counts To Ten, Hope And Pray That You Never Meet Me Again.

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.

Wars Of Nations Are Fought To Change Maps. But Wars Of Poverty Are Fought To Map Change.

It's Just A Job. Grass Grows, Birds Fly, Waves Pound The Sand. I Beat People Up.

He Who Is Not Courageous Enough To Take Risks Will Accomplish Nothing In Life.

Silence Is Golden When You Can't Think Of A Good Answer.

It's Lack Of Faith That Makes People Afraid Of Meeting Challenges, And I Believed In Myself.

It's Hard To Be Humble, When You're As Great As I Am.

Boxing Is A Lot Of White Men Watching Two Black Men Beat Each Other Up.

A Man Who Views The World The Same At Fifty As He Did At Twenty Has Wasted Thirty Years Of His Life.

There Are More Pleasant Things To Do Than Beat Up People.

If They Can Make Penicillin Out Of Mouldy Bread, They Can Sure Make Something Out Of You.

I'll Beat Him So Bad He'll Need A Shoehorn To Put His Hat On.

No One Knows What To Say In The Loser's Locker Room.

I Am The Greatest, I Said That Even Before I Knew I Was.

Age Is Whatever You Think It Is. You Are As Old As You Think You Are.

I Hated Every Minute Of Training, But I Said, 'Don't Quit. Suffer Now And Live The Rest Of Your Life As A Champion.'

It's Not Bragging If You Can Back It Up.

It Will Be A Killer, And A Chiller, And A Thriller, When I Get The Gorilla In Manila.

At Home I Am A Nice Guy: But I Don't Want The World To Know. Humble People, I've Found, Don't Get Very Far.

I Wish People Would Love Everybody Else The Way They Love Me. It Would Be A Better World.

I Am An Ordinary Man Who Worked Hard To Develop The Talent I Was Given. I Believed In Myself, And I Believe In The Goodness Of Others.

I'm Just Hoping That People Understand That Islam Is Peace And Not Violence.

When I Won The Golden Gloves In 1960, That Made Me Realize I Had A Chance. And When I Won At The Olympics, That Sealed It: I Was The Champ.

Service To Others Is The Rent You Pay For Your Room Here On Earth.

I Would Say Things Like 'I Am The Greatest! I'm Pretty! If You Talk Jive, You'll Drop In Five! I Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee! I'm Pretty!' When White People Heard Me Talking Like This, Some Said, 'That Black Man Talks Too Much. He's Bragging.'

God Tries You In Certain, Certain Ways. Some People Are Rich, And They Believe In God. They Lose The Money, Things Get Hard, They Get Weak And Quit Going To Church. Quit Serving God Like They Did.