Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.
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| I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. ― Muhammad Ali |
Here Is A Collection Of Muhammad Ali Most Inspiring Quotes. Muhammad Ali Quotes On Life, Love and Success. Quotes And Sayings About Training and Patience By Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad Ali Quotes and Sayings
Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion".
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.
Don't count the days, make the days count.
I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
The Service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
The man with no imagination has no wings.
Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall.
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| Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. ― Muhammad Ali |
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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.
Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.
It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
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| Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall. ― Muhammad Ali |
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count.
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights.
I'm the greatest, I'm a bad man, and I'm pretty!
What keeps me going is goals.
We can't be brave without fear.
All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
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.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
Go to College, Stay in school, If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams — they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do — they all contain truths.
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.
I Ain't Got No Quarrel With The VietCong... No VietCong Ever Called Me Nigger.
The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.
I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.
Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.
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.
Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.
My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.
Superman don't need no seat belt.
I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.
If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize.
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
I don't trust anyone who's nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.
If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough.
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me!
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.
Even when I knew people were cheating me, what was important was how I behaved, because I have to answer to God. I can't be responsible for other people's actions: They will have to answer to God themselves
No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up. Some mountains are higher than others, some roads steeper than the next. There are hardships and setbacks, but you can't let them stop you. Even on the steepest road, you must not turn back. You must keep going up. In order to reach the top of the mountain, you have to climb every rock.
We spend more time learning how to make a living than we do learning to make a life.
Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin.
I've never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself.
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.
When you want to talk about who made me, you talk to me. Who made me is ME.
You don't have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe.
When we devote all of our actions to a spiritual goal, everything that we do becomes a prayer.
Think well of all, be patient with all, and try to find the good in all.
The day I met Islam, I found a power within myself that no man could destroy or take away from me.
What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
Each time I thought I had achieved my life's purpose, I discovered it was only another step in my journey.
Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammad's than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ.
You don't lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.
Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall. Some mountains are higher than others. Some roads steeper than the next. There are hardships and setbacks but you cannot let them stop you. Even on the steepest road you must not turn back.
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...
True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.
Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.
Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.
When you're right, nobody remembers. When you're wrong, nobody forgets.
If we continue to think and live as if we belong only to different cultures and different religions, with separate missions and goals, we will always be in self-defeating competition with each other. Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.
There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.
I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want to be.
Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.
You want me to go somewhere and fight, but you won't even stand up for me here at home.
The will must be stronger than the skill.
I'd have been the world's greatest at whatever I did. If I were a garbageman, I'd be the world's greatest garbageman! I'd pick up more garbage faster than anyone has ever seen.
My greatest accomplishments in life were achieved outside the ring, and my greatest privilege in life was becoming a messenger of peace and love.
Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it…
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