Quotes

“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.” Muhammad Ali

“Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.” Muhammad Ali

“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.” Muhammad Ali

“I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.” Muhammad Ali

“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.” Muhammad Ali

“Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.” Muhammad Ali

“Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.” Muhammad Ali

“Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.” Muhammad Ali

“It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.” Muhammad Ali

“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” Muhammad Ali

“It's not bragging if you can back it up.” Muhammad Ali

“If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” Muhammad Ali

“Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.” Muhammad Ali

“I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.” Muhammad Ali

“It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.” Muhammad Ali

“When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.” Muhammad Ali

“Old age is just a record of one's whole life.” Muhammad Ali

“No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room.” Muhammad Ali

“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.” Muhammad Ali

“Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.” Muhammad Ali

“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.” Muhammad Ali

“The man who has no imagination has no wings.” Muhammad Ali

“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.” Muhammad Ali

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali

“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.” Muhammad Ali

“It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.” Muhammad Ali

“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.” Muhammad Ali

“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.” Muhammad Ali

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” Muhammad Ali

“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.” Muhammad Ali